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Jeremy Batty
Personal information
Full name
Jeremy David Batty
Born (1971-05-15) 15 May 1971 (age 53)
Bradford, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1989–1994Yorkshire
1995–1996Somerset
2000–2003Buckinghamshire
First-class debut8 September 1989 Yorkshire v Lancashire
Last First-class3 September 1996 Somerset v Derbyshire
List A debut2 May 1991 Yorkshire v Minor Counties
Last List A7 May 2003 Buckinghamshire v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 84 55
Runs scored 1,149 266
Batting average 15.95 14.77
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 51 36*
Balls bowled 13,645 2,418
Wickets 179 54
Bowling average 41.56 32.90
5 wickets in innings 4 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 6/48 4/33
Catches/stumpings 32/0 21/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 17 November 2013

Jeremy David Batty (born 15 May 1971)[1] is an English former professional cricketer, who played for Yorkshire and Somerset as a right-handed batsman, and off spin bowler.

Batty made his Yorkshire debut in 1989, leaving the county in 1994 to play for Somerset until 1996.[2] In 84 first-class matches he scored 1,149 runs at 15.95 with two fifties, and took 179 wickets at 41.56, with a career-best of 6 for 48. He appeared for Buckinghamshire in 2003 and 2004.

His brother, Gareth Batty, has also played first-class cricket and appeared for England.

Jeremy Batty resides in Oxfordshire with wife Sabina and their son.

References

  1. ^ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 188. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
  2. ^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 383. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.