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Jamie Overton (born 10 April 1994) is an English cricketer who plays for Surrey County Cricket Club. He is a right-arm fast bowler who also bats right-handed.[1] He made his debut for Somerset in the 2012 Clydesdale Bank 40 against Surrey.[2] He made his international debut for the England cricket team in June 2022. His twin brother, Craig, plays for Somerset.[3]

Jamie Overton

Personal information
Full name	Jamie Overton
Born	(1994-04-10) 10 April 1994 (age 28) Barnstaple, Devon, England
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowling all-rounder
Relations	Craig Overton (twin brother)
International information
National side	England
Only Test (cap 706)	23 June 2022 v New Zealand
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012–2020	Somerset (squad no. 8)
2019	→ Northamptonshire (on loan)
2020	→ Surrey (on loan)
2021–present	Surrey (squad no. 88)
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 1 88 42 83 Runs scored 97 2,112 399 563 Batting average 97.00 21.33 17.34 17.06 100s/50s 0/1 1/12 0/0 0/0 Top score 97 120 40* 48 Balls bowled 222 11,631 1,662 1,273 Wickets 2 221 57 67 Bowling average 73.00 30.72 30.56 29.70 5 wickets in innings 0 6 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 0 Best bowling 1/61 6/61 4/42 5/47 Catches/stumpings 0/– 52/– 19/– 46/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 October 2022

Career

Overton began a rise to wider prominence in the cricket world with a hostile spell of bowling in the opening match of the 2012 U-19 World Cup against Australia in Townsville, registering speeds approaching 93 mph (150 km/h) on his way to claiming two top-order wickets via slip catches held by his brother.[4][5]

On 29 May 2020, Overton was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[6][7] On 17 June 2020, Overton was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.[8][9]

On 1 August 2020, it was announced that Overton had rejected Somerset's offer of a new contract and had chosen to join Surrey on a three-year contract ahead of the 2021 season.[10] In the same month, during the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy, Overton scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.[11] In September 2020, Overton requested to join Surrey immediately on loan for the remainder of the 2020 season.[12]

In April 2022, he was bought by the Manchester Originals for the 2022 season of The Hundred.[13]

In May 2022, a new initiative by the ECB designed to discover and track the bowling speed of cricketers in first class cricket showed Overton bowling at 90mph.[14] The following month, Overton was added to England's Test squad for the third and final match against New Zealand.[15] He made his Test debut on 23 June 2022, for England against New Zealand.[16]

References

External links

• Jamie Overton at ESPNcricinfo

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