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Full name | James Noel Bruce Bovill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England | 2 June 1971|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1990–1993 | Buckinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1997 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998–1999 | Buckinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,8 December 2009 |
James Noel Bruce Bovill (born 2 June 1971) is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket predominantly for Hampshire from 1993 to 1997.
Bovill was born at High Wycombe in June 1971. He was educated at Charterhouse School, [1] before matriculating to Durham University. [2] Playing his early club cricketer for Marlow,Bovill played minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire in the Minor Counties Championship between 1990 and 1993. [3] While studying at Durham,he was chosen to represent the Combined Universities cricket team in 1992 Benson &Hedges Cup,making his debut in List A one-day cricket against Worcestershire. He made four appearances for the Combined Services in that seasons competition. [4] Bovill was signed by Hampshire while still a student at Durham, [2] making two one-day appearances for Hampshire in the 1993 Axa Equity &Law League, [4] in addition to making his debut in first-class cricket against Essex in the County Championship at Chelmsford. [5] In 1994,he made his final two appearances for the Combined Universities. The first at Oxford came against Lancashire in the preliminary round of the Benson &Hedges Cup. [4] The second at Fenner's was a first-class match against the touring New Zealanders, [5] in which Bovill notably took the first three New Zealander wickets to reduce the tourists to 62 for 3. [6]
During the 1994 season,he made five first-class appearances for Hampshire, [5] alongside four one-day appearances Axa Equity &Law League. [4] He took his maiden first-class five wicket haul during the season, [7] with 5 for 108 against Leicestershire in the County Championship. [8] In 1995,he took 30 first-class wickets at an average of 27.13; [7] against Durham,he took his career best figures of 6 for 29,having also taken 6 for 39 in the Durham first innings,for match figures of 12 for 68. [9] His returns improved the following season,with 34 first-class wickets,though at a higher average of 35.26. [7] Prior to the 1997 season,Bovill helped to coach the Argentina national cricket team head of their participation in the 1997 ICC Trophy,alongside Hampshire teammate William Kendall. [10] During the 1997 season,he made nine first-class and four one-day appearances in the Axa Life League, [5] [4] but dropped out of the team following an injury midway through the season. [11] Bovill retired from professional cricket after the 1997 season,having suffered from a persistent back injury. [12] In 37 first-class matches for Hampshire,he took 99 wickets at an average of 33.11;he took four five wicket hauls,with his 12 wickets against Durham in 1995 the only time he took ten-wickets in a match. [13]
In 1998,he played at minor counties level,returning to his home county Buckinghamshire. [12] Bovill played minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire in 1998 and 2000,making nine appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and ten appearances in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. [3] [14] Alongside his minor counties appearances,Bovill also made three List A one-day appearances for Buckinghamshire:one in the 1998 NatWest Trophy against Surrey,and two in the 1999 NatWest Trophy against the Yorkshire Cricket Board and Warwickshire. [4]
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