| James Goodman | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | James Elliott Goodman |
| Birth Date: | 19 November 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Farnborough, London |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Club1: | Kent |
| Type1: | First-class |
| Debutdate1: | 28 June |
| Debutyear1: | 2010 |
| Debutfor1: | Kent |
| Debutagainst1: | Pakistanis |
| Lastdate1: | 19 June |
| Lastyear1: | 2011 |
| Lastfor1: | Kent |
| Lastagainst1: | Middlesex |
| Type2: | List A |
| Debutdate2: | 16 July |
| Debutyear2: | 2007 |
| Debutfor2: | Kent |
| Debutagainst2: | Sri Lanka A |
| Lastdate2: | 6 September |
| Lastyear2: | 2009 |
| Lastfor2: | Kent |
| Lastagainst2: | Lancashire |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 5 |
| Runs1: | 180 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 59 |
| Deliveries1: | 83 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 37.00 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/37 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 3 |
| Runs2: | 38 |
| Bat Avg2: | 38.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 26 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 2/– |
| Date: | 1 August |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/297627.html CricInfo |
James Elliot Goodman (born 19 November 1990) is a former English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club between 2007 and 2011. Playing as a top order batsman, Goodman represented England at age-group levels up to the under-19 side before retiring from professional cricket in 2011, aged 20, in order to pursue a career outside the game.[1] [2] Goodman was born in Farnborough in south-east London and attended St Olave's Grammar School in Orpington.[3]
After playing age-group cricket for Kent and becoming a member of the county's cricket academy in 2005, Goodman made his Second XI debut in August 2006. He played for England under-16s in 2007 and toured Sri Lanka and India with England under-19s in 2008, the youngest player in the touring party.
Goodman made his full Kent debut in a limited-overs match against the touring Sri Lanka A side in 2007, going on to make his first-class cricket debut in June 2010 against a touring Pakistani side at Canterbury, scoring a half-century on debut.[4] [5] He was seen as a promising batsman who the county had "high hopes" for, with coach Paul Farbrace describing him as "an outstanding cricketer" after his first-class debut. He played his final match for Kent in June 2011, before turning down the offer of a new contract and retiring from professional cricket at the end of the 2011 season in order to go to university and pursue other career choices.[6]