James Coles Explained

James Coles
Fullname:James Matthew Coles
Birth Date:2004 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Slow left-arm orthodox
Club1:Sussex
Clubnumber1:30
Club2:Southern Brave
Year2:2024
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:6 September
Debutyear1:2020
Debutfor1:Sussex
Debutagainst1:Surrey
Type2:LA
Debutdate2:23 July
Debutyear2:2021
Debutfor2:Sussex
Debutagainst2:Lancashire
Columns:3
Column1:FC
Matches1:30
Runs1:1,640
Bat Avg1:34.89
100S/50S1:3/8
Top Score1:180
Deliveries1:2,646
Wickets1:32
Bowl Avg1:55.71
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/36
Catches/Stumpings1:29/–
Column2:LA
Matches2:20
Runs2:320
Bat Avg2:22.85
100S/50S2:0/0
Top Score2:32
Deliveries2:760
Wickets2:21
Bowl Avg2:35.85
Fivefor2:0
Tenfor2:0
Best Bowling2:3/27
Catches/Stumpings2:7/–
Column3:T20
Matches3:33
Runs3:481
Bat Avg3:24.05
100S/50S3:0/2
Top Score3:69*
Deliveries3:376
Wickets3:19
Bowl Avg3:27.84
Fivefor3:0
Tenfor3:0
Best Bowling3:4/12
Catches/Stumpings3:18/–
Date:19 August 2024
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1231590.html Cricinfo

James Matthew Coles (born 2 April 2004) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex.[1] He made his first-class debut on 6 September 2020, for Sussex in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy, at the age of 16, becoming Sussex youngest ever debutant.[2]

Career

At the age of 12, Coles joined the Sussex academy,[3] and he has represented them at the Bunbury Festival. He has also played for Aston Rowant in the Oxfordshire cricket league, and in 2020, he scored a century on his Oxfordshire debut against Buckinghamshire.[4] At the age of 16 years and 157 days old, Coles became the youngest player to appear in a first-class match for the county.[5] The record had been held by John Mare since 1870.[3]

He has received the Oxford Junior Sportsman of the Year award and Sir John ‘Jack’ Hobbs Silver Jubilee Memorial Prize for the most outstanding under-16 schoolboy cricketer in England.[6] He made his List A debut on 23 July 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[7]

In December 2021, he was named in England's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[8]

Personal life

Coles was a pupil at Magdalen College School, Oxford, up until 2022.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Coles . ESPN Cricinfo . 6 September 2020 .
  2. Web site: South Group, The Oval, Sep 6-9 2020, Bob Willis Trophy . 6 September 2020 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  3. News: James Coles, the Sussex batsman who is younger than Facebook. The Argus. 7 September 2020. 14 March 2021.
  4. News: Oxfordshire's James Coles selected for Sussex against Surrey. Oxford Mail. 7 September 2020. 14 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Tom Haines hundred leads inexperienced Sussex on solid first-day showing . 6 September 2020 . ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. Web site: Who Is James Coles, Sussex's 16-Year-Old Bob Willis Trophy Debutant?. 6 September 2020. Wisden.
  7. Web site: Group 2, Sedbergh, Jul 23 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup . ESPN Cricinfo . 23 July 2021.
  8. Web site: Young Lions announce England U19 World Cup squad . England and Wales Cricket Board . 22 December 2021.