Jamie Grove

Jamie Oliver Grove (born 3 July 1979) is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Essex, Somerset and Leicestershire during his career which spanned from 1998 to 2003.

Jamie Grove

Personal information
Full name	Jamie Oliver Grove
Born	(1979-07-03) 3 July 1979 (age 45) Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1998–1999	Essex
2000–2001	Somerset
2002–2003	Leicestershire
FC debut	11 June 1998 Essex v Surrey
Last FC	9 May 2003 Leicestershire v Loughborough UCCE
LA debut	25 June 2000 Somerset v Zimbabweans
Last LA	22 June 2003 Leicestershire v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 25 45 6 Runs scored 204 50 6 Batting average 9.27 5.55 – 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0 Top score 33 13 6* Balls bowled 2906 1840 90 Wickets 43 46 3 Bowling average 48.58 32.41 45.66 5 wickets in innings 1 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 0 Best bowling 5/90 4/36 4/36 Catches/stumpings 2/– 10/– 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 May 2011

Career

Early in his career, Grove appeared for the England Under-19 cricket team, playing Youth Test matches against South Africa and Pakistan,^[1] and participating in the 1998 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.^[2] He made his first-class debut in 1998, appearing for Essex against Surrey. During the match he claimed three wickets, all in the first innings.^[3] He played seven more times for Essex over that season and the next, before moving to Somerset for the 2000 season. He appeared regularly for the team throughout 2000, but only made four first-class appearances in 2001, and at the end of the season, moved to Leicestershire. He played just three first-class matches for Leicestershire in his two years at the club.^[4] He played a lot more regularly for Leicestershire in one-day competitions.

References

1. "Youth Test Matches played by Jamie Grove (4)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
2. "Youth One-Day International Matches played by Jamie Grove (3)". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
3. "Essex v Surrey: Britannic Assurance County Championship 1998". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
4. "First-Class Matches played by Jamie Grove (25)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2011.