Jim Purvis (cricketer)

James Robert Purvis (born 31 May 1954) is a former English cricketer. Purvis was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-fast. He was born in Blyth, Northumberland.

Jim Purvis
Personal information
Full name
James Robert Purvis
Born (1954-05-31) 31 May 1954
Blyth, Northumberland, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1979–1991Norfolk
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 2
Runs scored 0
Batting average 0.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 0
Balls bowled 84
Wickets 1
Bowling average 64.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/42
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2011

Purvis made his debut for Northumberland in the 1979 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire. Purvis played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1979 to 1991, which included 69 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[2] He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. In this match, he took his only List A wicket, dismissing Graham Gooch. With the bat, he was dismissed for a duck by Neil Foster.[3] He made a further List A appearance against Surrey in the 1989 NatWest Trophy.[4] He bowled 4 wicket-less overs in this match, while with the bat he wasn't called upon.[5]

References
  1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Jim Purvis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  2. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Jim Purvis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  3. "Northumberland v Essex, 1987 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  4. "List A Matches played by Jim Purvis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  5. "Northumberland v Surrey, 1989 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.