Lee Savident
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Lee Savident is a Guernsey cricket
er who currently plays for Guernsey
in international cricket. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace
. He currently resides in Southampton
, Hampshire
.
debut for Hampshire
in the 1997 County Championship
against Yorkshire
. He played two further first-class matches that season against Kent
and Nottinghamshire
. He would have to wait two more years before playing another first-class match for Hampshire, between then he played for the Second XI, who he first represented in 1994. In that same season he made his debut in List A cricket against Middlesex
. Savident was an irregular feature in the Hampshire one-day side the following season.
In the 1999 season he played a single first-class match in against the touring Zimbabweans, which was his final first-class match. Having not played List A cricket in 1999, he appeared three further times for Hampshire in the 2000 season
, making his final appearance for the county against Nottinghamshire. Many of his lack of first team opportunities were down to injury which had plagued him since his debut season. At the end of the 2000 season he announced his retirement from competitive cricket. In his four seasons with Hampshire, he played 4 first-class matches. In these he scored 32 runs at a batting average
of 8.00, with a high score of 10*
. With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling average
of 71.50, with best figures 2/86. In 8 List A matches he scored 94 runs at an average of 18.80, with a high score of 39. With the ball he took 6 wickets at an average of 20.66, with best figures of 3/41.
Three years later he turned out in a List A match for Dorset
in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
against Buckinghamshire
which was played in 2003. With the ball he claimed a single wicket in the match, that of future New Zealand international James Marshall
. Savident played just the one match for Dorset and did not represent them in Minor counties cricket.
played the Scotland Academy during their tour of Scotland
. The following year he represented Guernsey in the 2006 European Cricket Championship Division Two and in 2008 he played in the same competition.
The following year he played in World Cricket League Division Seven
, where he played in all of Guernsey's matches. Guernsey earnt promotion to 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven
in Singapore
. He made his highest score in the competition in Guernsey's final match against Botswana, scoring 65. Guernsey earnt promotion to 2011 Division Six
, which Savident also played in, and which saw Guernsey promoted to 2012 Division Five
.
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 who currently plays for Guernsey
Guernsey cricket team
The Guernsey cricket team is the team that represents the Crown dependency of Guernsey in international cricket matches. They became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 2008.-International Competition:...
in international cricket. He is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-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 currently resides in Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
, Hampshire
Hampshire
Hampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
.
County career
Savident made his first-classFirst-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in the 1997 County Championship
1997 English cricket season
The 1997 English cricket season centred on the six Test Ashes series against Australia. England won the first, at Edgbaston, by the decisive margin of nine wickets, and the rain-affected second Test at Lord's was drawn, but any English optimism was short-lived...
against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
. He played two further first-class matches that season against Kent
Kent County Cricket Club
Kent County Cricket Club is one of the 18 first class county county cricket clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the county of Kent...
and Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
. He would have to wait two more years before playing another first-class match for Hampshire, between then he played for the Second XI, who he first represented in 1994. In that same season he made his debut in List A cricket against Middlesex
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...
. Savident was an irregular feature in the Hampshire one-day side the following season.
In the 1999 season he played a single first-class match in against the touring Zimbabweans, which was his final first-class match. Having not played List A cricket in 1999, he appeared three further times for Hampshire in the 2000 season
2000 English cricket season
The 2000 English cricket season was marked by the dominance of Surrey in first-class cricket and Gloucestershire in limited overs.-Honours:*County Championship - Surrey*NatWest Trophy - Gloucestershire*National League - Gloucestershire...
, making his final appearance for the county against Nottinghamshire. Many of his lack of first team opportunities were down to injury which had plagued him since his debut season. At the end of the 2000 season he announced his retirement from competitive cricket. In his four seasons with Hampshire, he played 4 first-class matches. In these he scored 32 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 8.00, with a high score of 10*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
. With the ball he took 4 wickets at a bowling 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 71.50, with best figures 2/86. In 8 List A matches he scored 94 runs at an average of 18.80, with a high score of 39. With the ball he took 6 wickets at an average of 20.66, with best figures of 3/41.
Three years later he turned out in a List A match for Dorset
Dorset County Cricket Club
Dorset 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 Dorset and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 28 August 2003 and 28 August 2004. The competition was won by Gloucestershire Gladiators who beat the Worcestershire Royals by 8 wickets at Lord's.-Format:...
against Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
which was played in 2003. With the ball he claimed a single wicket in the match, that of future New Zealand international James Marshall
James Marshall (cricketer)
James Andrew Hamilton Marshall is a New Zealand cricketer. He is the identical twin brother of Hamish Marshall.The versatile James Marshall can play as both opener and middle-order batsman...
. Savident played just the one match for Dorset and did not represent them in Minor counties cricket.
International career
Despite being born on Guernsey, he did not represent the island of his birth until 2005 when GuernseyGuernsey cricket team
The Guernsey cricket team is the team that represents the Crown dependency of Guernsey in international cricket matches. They became an associate member of the International Cricket Council in 2008.-International Competition:...
played the Scotland Academy during their tour of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. The following year he represented Guernsey in the 2006 European Cricket Championship Division Two and in 2008 he played in the same competition.
The following year he played in World Cricket League Division Seven
2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven
The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven was a cricket tournament held in May 2009 in Guernsey. The tournament was the first stage of qualification structure for the 2015 World Cup as well as part of the wider ICC World Cricket League...
, where he played in all of Guernsey's matches. Guernsey earnt promotion to 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven
2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven
The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven was a cricket tournament held in May 2009 in Guernsey. The tournament was the first stage of qualification structure for the 2015 World Cup as well as part of the wider ICC World Cricket League...
in Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
. He made his highest score in the competition in Guernsey's final match against Botswana, scoring 65. Guernsey earnt promotion to 2011 Division Six
2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six
The 2011 ICC World Cricket League Division Six is a cricket tournament that took place from 17-24 September 2011. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.The host country for this tournament is Malaysia....
, which Savident also played in, and which saw Guernsey promoted to 2012 Division Five
2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
The 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five is a cricket tournament due to take place in February 2012. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.The host country for this tournament is Singapore.-Teams:...
.
External links
- Lee Savident at ESPNcricinfo
- Lee Savident 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...