| James Bazley | |
| Country: | Australia |
| Fullname: | James Jordan Bazley |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Buderim, Queensland, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right arm fast-medium |
| Role: | All-rounder |
| Club1: | Cricket Australia XI |
| Clubnumber1: | 7 |
| Club2: | Queensland |
| Year2: | 2020/21– |
| Club3: | Brisbane Heat |
| Clubnumber3: | 7 |
| Club4: | Kent |
| Year4: | 2023 |
| Clubnumber4: | 77 |
| Club5: | Adelaide Strikers |
| Year5: | 2023/24- |
| Clubnumber5: | 7 |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 13 |
| Runs1: | 288 |
| Bat Avg1: | 24.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/3 |
| Top Score1: | 64 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,480 |
| Wickets1: | 20 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 36.70 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/9 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 9/ - |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 27 |
| Runs2: | 247 |
| Bat Avg2: | 11.76 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 45 |
| Deliveries2: | 874 |
| Wickets2: | 22 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 40.59 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/12 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 6/ - |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 42 |
| Runs3: | 361 |
| Bat Avg3: | 13.88 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 49 |
| Deliveries3: | 685 |
| Wickets3: | 33 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 30.09 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 4/22 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 8/ - |
| Date: | 29 January |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/james-bazley-709675 Cricinfo |
James Jordan Bazley (born 8 April 1995) is an Australian cricketer.[1] He has been described as an all-rounder who is a medium-fast bowler and power-hitting lower order batsman.[2]
Bazley began his cricket career playing for the Sunshine Coast Cricket Club in Queensland Premier Cricket.[3] He was selected to represent Australia at the 2014 Under 19 World Cup and was described as having an important impact in the tournament with bat and ball.[2] He received a rookie contract with the Brisbane Heat the same year.[4] He did not play for the Brisbane Heat in the 2014–15 season but was selected to represent a Cricket Australia XI in a T20 tour game against South Africa.[5]
In 2015 Bazley was selected in the squad of the newly established Cricket Australia XI which competed in the 2015–16 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup,[2] and he made his List A debut for the team on 5 October 2015.[6] In November he was named as twelfth man in the Cricket Australia XI for a tour game against the visiting West Indies Test team,[3] and he ultimately played in the match making his first-class debut and taking four wickets across two innings bowling and scoring a 50 in the only innings he batted in.[7]
In 2015 Bazley received a rookie contract with the Queensland state team and was still playing for Sunshine Coast in grade cricket,[8] and as of 2017 he had received a full state contract with Queensland but had moved to East Redlands in grade cricket.[9] In 2016 he received a contract from the Hobart Hurricanes,[10] and he suffered a career-threatening groin injury whilst training with the side in 2017 being sidelined for the entirety of the 2017/18 season and the vast majority of the 2018/19 season.[4]
In the 2019/20 season Bazley returned to cricket by playing for the East Redlands side in Queensland Premier Cricket and the Queensland 2nd XI,[4] and he was contracted by the Brisbane Heat for the 2020/21 Big Bash League.[5] In 2021 he returned to the Queensland state team receiving a full contract,[11] and he was re-signed by the Heat for the 2022/23 Big Bash League.[12]
On 9 August 2023, Bazley signed with Adelaide Strikers on a multi-year deal starting in 2023–24.[13]