Jonathan Miles (cricketer)
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Jonathan Samuel Miles is an English
cricket
er. Miles is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace
. He was born at Sutton Coldfield
, Warwickshire
.
Miles made his debut for Lincolnshire
in the 2005 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire
. He played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 2005 to 2007, making 14 Minor Counties Championship and six MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He joined the MCC Young Cricketers programme in 2008, and in that same season he made his List A debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club
against Bangladesh A
at The Racecourse, Durham. In Bangladesh A's innings, he took the wickets of Tamim Iqbal
and Nazimuddin, finishing with figures of 2/44 from nine overs
.
The 2010 season saw Miles play for Norfolk
, with him making four appearances for the county in that seasons Minor Counties Championship. In that same season he also signed for the Unicorns
team which would take part in the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40
, a team formed of players without current full-time contracts with one of the regular first-class counties
. He made his List A debut for the team against Sussex
. Miles has made twelve further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Gloucestershire
in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40
. In his thirteen appearances for the Unicorns, he has taken a total of 10 wickets at an average
of 53.10, with best figures of 3/49.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
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. Miles is a right-handed batsman who bowls left-arm medium pace
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born at Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield is a suburb of Birmingham, in the West Midlands of England. Sutton is located about from central Birmingham but has borders with Erdington and Kingstanding. Sutton is in the northeast of Birmingham, with a population of 105,000 recorded in the 2001 census...
, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
.
Miles made his debut for Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
Lincolnshire 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 Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 2005 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire County Cricket Club
Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy.The club is based at The Avenue...
. He played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 2005 to 2007, making 14 Minor Counties Championship and six MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He joined the MCC Young Cricketers programme in 2008, and in that same season he made his List A debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
against Bangladesh A
Bangladesh A cricket team
The Bangladesh A cricket team is a cricket team representing Bangladesh, and is the "second tier" of international Bangladeshi cricket below the full Bangladeshi cricket team. The team played its first game, against the full Pakistan side, in 2001/02...
at The Racecourse, Durham. In Bangladesh A's innings, he took the wickets of Tamim Iqbal
Tamim Iqbal
Tamim Iqbal Khan is a Bangladeshi cricketer who played in the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. Tamim made his One Day International debut in 2007 and played his first Test the following year. Between December 2010 and September 2011 he was vice-captain of the national side. He plays his...
and Nazimuddin, finishing with figures of 2/44 from nine overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
.
The 2010 season saw Miles play for Norfolk
Norfolk County Cricket Club
Norfolk 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 Norfolk and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
, with him making four appearances for the county in that seasons Minor Counties Championship. In that same season he also signed for the Unicorns
Unicorns (cricket team)
Unicorns is a cricket team in England that was formed in 2010 specifically to play in the Clydesdale Bank 40 limited overs competition. Members of the squad are all players without current full-time contracts with one of the regular first-class counties....
team which would take part in the 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40
2010 Clydesdale Bank 40
The 2010 Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament is the inaugural Clydesdale Bank 40 limited overs cricket competition for the England and Wales first-class counties...
, a team formed of players without current full-time contracts with one of the regular first-class counties
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
. He made his List A debut for the team against Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
. Miles has made twelve further List A appearances for the team, the last of which came against Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
in the 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40
2011 Clydesdale Bank 40
The 2011 Clydesdale Bank 40 tournament is the second season of the Clydesdale Bank 40 limited overs cricket competition for the England and Wales first-class counties...
. In his thirteen appearances for the Unicorns, he has taken a total of 10 wickets at an average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 53.10, with best figures of 3/49.
External links
- Jonathan Miles at ESPNcricinfo
- Jonathan Miles at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...