Aaron Laraman
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Aaron Laraman is an English
cricket
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Born in Middlesex
, Laraman began his career by playing for Middlesex County Cricket Club
in 1998, though he also appeared in one youth Test match for England
in 1997 before playing his debut match, managing another twelve months later.
Though he made his first-class debut in 1998, it was not until 2001 that he made his County Championship debut, in an innings defeat of Derbyshire
. Despite moving in 2003 to Somerset
, he was quickly included as a part of the Somerset first team. Laraman was a lower-order batsman with an overall first-class average with the bat and with the ball of just over thirty.
Laraman has played for Hertfordshire
in the Minor Counties Championship. In 2007 he scored 512 runs at 56.88 and finished as the fourth highest runscorer in the championship.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
Born in Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
, Laraman began his career by playing for Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
in 1998, though he also appeared in one youth Test match for England
English cricket team
The England and Wales cricket team is a cricket team which represents England and Wales. Until 1992 it also represented Scotland. Since 1 January 1997 it has been governed by the England and Wales Cricket Board , having been previously governed by Marylebone Cricket Club from 1903 until the end...
in 1997 before playing his debut match, managing another twelve months later.
Though he made his first-class debut in 1998, it was not until 2001 that he made his County Championship debut, in an innings defeat of Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Cricket Club
Derbyshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the England and Wales domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Derbyshire...
. Despite moving in 2003 to Somerset
Somerset County Cricket Club
Somerset County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Somerset...
, he was quickly included as a part of the Somerset first team. Laraman was a lower-order batsman with an overall first-class average with the bat and with the ball of just over thirty.
Laraman has played for Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club
Hertfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Hertfordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the Minor Counties Championship. In 2007 he scored 512 runs at 56.88 and finished as the fourth highest runscorer in the championship.
External links
- Aaron Laraman at Cricket Archive