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James Hayhurst
Sponsor: Ark Plastics Ltd

James Hayhurst

Date of birth: 25th February 1984
Place of birth: Bury
Current club: Accrington
Batting style:
Right hand lower order
Bowling style:
Right arm fast medium
Fielding position:
Anywhere
Marital status:
Engaged
Nickname:
Jungle
Height:
6'3''
Weight:
16 stone
Previous clubs:
Haslingden
1st XI debut at present club:
2001 v Burnley
Best batting performance:
46
Best bowling performance: 6-39
Cricketing honours:
Lancashire League Champions 2008/9/13
Runners up twice 1 Colne Trophy (Accrington)
T20 Champions 2005, runners up 2007 (Haslingden)
Lancashire League 3rd XI League champions
First cricketing memories:
Watching my Dad play at Accrington
Theories on cricket:
Play hard, Play fair, enjoy and have fun
Cricketing heroes:
Ambrose, Walsh, Akram, Donald
Cricketing superstitions: None
Family cricketing links:
Father and grandfather played for Accrington as does brother Jon
Most embarrassing cricketing moment:
Too many to mention, out twice in one ball, thrown a bat 20 yards wen I was given out in the under 17's also dropped the odd dolly catch
Favourite ground to play on:
The ACG (Accrington)
Favourite team to play against: No favourite just like a good atmosphere
Favourite Food: Full English
Favourite Music:
Anything that you can understand the words that are sung and definitely not Rap
Favourite Film:
Bonds, Rocky, Back to the Future
Favourite TV programme:
Suits, Grand Designs, Any Guy Martin
Hobbies:
Watching football, cricket , a bit of golf
Profile:
Jimmy is one of Accrington's most promising young players. A right arm opening pace bowler who has been at Accrington since an early age, he is the son of former Accrington opening batsman Geoff. Jimmy won a regular place in the first team in 2002 and he is also capable of scoring runs down the lower reaches of the batting order.

JIMMY'S STATS AT ACCY

Club
Season
Inns
N.O
H.S.
Runs
Av
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Av
1st
2001-16
54
10
41*
438
10.0
484.1
58
1952
73
26.7
2nd
1999-03
485
13
34
327
9.3
229
35
857
42
20.4
3rd
1998-03
34
7
66*
323
12.0
287.5
62
867
61
14.2
4th/A
1996-00
10
1
3
16
1.8
4
0
38
0
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Photo links
Jimmy collects
Who ate all the pies?
Rolling the wicket
Jimmy in action

Jimmy in delivery stride - 1
Jimmy in delivery stride - 2
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