Jamie Siddons
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| Full name | James Darren Siddons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1964 Robinvale, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak, googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984/85–1990/91 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991/92–1999/00 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2011 | Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Wellington Firebirds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Bangladesh A | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,23 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Darren Siddons(born 25 April 1964) is an Australian cricketer, renowned for his involvement inSheffield Shieldfirst-class cricketover a 16-year career. He initially played forVictoria,and later forSouth Australia.He is currently a professional cricket coach and the batting coaching advisor for the Bangladesh National Cricket Team.
Playing career
[edit]On 23 November 1997 he brokeDavid Hookes' Shield run record of 9,364, going on to make 10,643 runs in 146 games. He is now the third highest run-scorer in the Shield's history, behindDarren LehmannandJamie Cox.[1]He is considered by some to be one of the finest batsmen in Shield competition not to receive a regular international spot, having been given just one opportunity to represent Australia in a One Day International (ODI), in 1988, scoring 32. Siddons was selected as a reserve for the1987 Cricket World Cup.[2]
Siddons played two games for theSydney SwansAustralian rules footballclub in 1984.[3]
Coaching career
[edit]On 28 October 2007 Siddons was named the coach of theBangladesh national cricket team.[4]He left Bangladesh when his contract expired after the end of the2011 World Cup,in which the team failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.[5]In June 2011, he was appointed as coach of theWellington Firebirdsin New Zealand.[6]Currently he is serving as the batting coach for the Bangladesh national cricket team appointed by Bangladesh Cricket Board on a primary contract of two years starting from February 2022.[7]
References
[edit]- ^"Sheffield Shield records: most runs".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved23 December2011.
- ^"Matthews sacked from touring party".Canberra Times.13 June 1987.Retrieved13 June2019.
- ^Ross, Norrie (3 July 2008)."Cricketer sues for shoulder injury".The Daily Telegraph.Sydney.Retrieved23 December2011.
- ^"Bangladesh name Siddons as coach".BBC.28 October 2007.Retrieved29 October2007.
- ^"Siddons to leave Bangladesh post".Yahoo! Sport.13 April 2011.Retrieved23 December2011.
- ^Geenty, Mark (6 June 2011)."Wellington Firebirds snap up Jamie Siddons".stuff.co.nz.Retrieved23 December2011.
- ^"Jamie Siddons appointed Bangladesh's new batting coach".Business Insider Bangladesh.Retrieved1 March2022.
External links
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- Jamie SiddonsatESPNcricinfo
- Jamie Siddons's playing statisticsfrom AFL Tables
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Sydney Swans players
- South Australia cricketers
- Victoria cricketers
- Australia One Day International cricketers
- Coaches of the Bangladesh national cricket team
- Kensington cricketers
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Australian cricketers
- Australian cricket coaches
- Cricketers from Victoria (state)
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen