Jimmy Ormond

English cricketer

James Ormond

Personal information

Born|  (1977-08-20) 20 August 1977 (age 47)
Coventry, England
Height| 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Batting| Right-handed
Bowling|

* Right-arm medium-fast
* Right-arm offbreak

Role| Bowler
International information
National side|

* England

Test debut| 23 August 2001 v Australia
Last Test| 3 December 2001 v India
Career statistics
| Competition | Test | First-class

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Matches | 2 | 137
Runs scored | 38 | 1,911
Batting average | 12.66 | 15.16
100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/3
Top score | 18 | 64*
Balls bowled | 372 | 25,040
Wickets | 2 | 448
Bowling average | 92.50 | 30.08
5 wickets in innings | 0 | 20
10 wickets in match | 0 | 1
Best bowling | 1/70 | 7/63
Catches/stumpings | 0/– | 31/–

Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2022

James Ormond (born 20 August 1977) is an English former cricketer. He played two test matches for the England cricket team and in total made 137 first class appearances.

## Early life

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James grew up playing club cricket at Corley CC and established himself as a hard hitting fast bowling all rounder creating batting as well as bowling records.

## Role

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Ormond was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler although he has also bowled off-spin in his second and final Test match against India in Mohali.

## Career

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Ormond made his first-class debut in 1995 for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and played a part in the successful championship seasons of 1996 and 1998. Ormond had several consistent seasons at Leicestershire which saw him get rewarded with representation for England at Under-19 level and places on England A tours of Kenya and Sri Lanka.

Ormond eventually made his full Test debut against Australia in 2001. He was then picked for the tour of India where he played his second and final Test match. His two Test wickets were Ricky Ponting and Rahul Dravid.

After he returned to England he moved from Leicestershire to Surrey, where he won another County Championship title in his first season.[1] He remained at the club until the end of the 2009 season when he was released. He is presently cricket coach at Stockport Grammar School.

Ormond was involved in a notable piece of sledging; when, in a Test match against Australia in 2001, Mark Waugh asked him, "Mate, what are you doing out here? There's no way you're good enough to play for England." Ormond replied "Maybe not, but at least I'm the best player in my own family", a reference to Waugh's brother Steve, who was the captain of the Australian team.[2]

Ormond was criticised for being overweight while an England player.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Surrey crowned champions". BBC. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
2. ^ Leach, Jimmy (6 July 2009). "Howzat! The best insults in cricket". The Independent. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
3. ^ David Hopps. "David Hopps on Fat Boy Jimmy Ormond". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2014.

## External links

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* Jimmy Ormond at ESPNcricinfo

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