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| Born | 26 November 2007 Norton, County Durham, England [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm fast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2024–present | Durham (squad no. 77) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 17 September 2024 Durham v Surrey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 28 July 2024 Durham v Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,29 September 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Minto (born 26 November 2007) is an English cricketer who plays for Durham. [2] He is a left arm bowler and left-handed batter. [3]
Minto was raised in Norton,County Durham,where he played for the local cricket club at junior level before joining their first team at the age of 13. [4] He signed with Durham's academy in December 2023. [5] In June 2024,he played for England Young Lions. [6] [7] He made his List A debut on 28 July 2024,against Worcestershire in the One-Day Cup, [8] taking two wickets in the match. [9] Aged 16 years 296 days,on 17 September 2024 he became the youngest first-class player in Durham's history,when he took to the field at the Oval against Surrey in the County Championship. [4] [10] In that match,he also became the second youngest player (after Craig Miles for Gloucestershire) to take a first-class wicket since World War II. [4]