Jimmy Ormond

James Ormond

Personal information
Born	(1977-08-20) 20 August 1977 (age 47) Coventry, England
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium-fast Right-arm offbreak
Role	Bowler
International information
National side	England
Test debut	23 August 2001 v  Australia
Last Test	3 December 2001 v  India
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 2 137 Runs scored 38 1,911 Batting average 12.66 15.16 100s/50s 0/0 0/3 Top score 18 64* Balls bowled 372 25,040 Wickets 2 448 Bowling average 92.50 30.08 5 wickets in innings 0 20 10 wickets in match 0 1 Best bowling 1/70 7/63 Catches/stumpings 0/– 31/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 November 2022

James Ormond (born 20 August 1977) is an English former cricketer. He played two Test matches for the England cricket team and in total made 137 first-class appearances. Ormond was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler although he has also bowled off-spin in his second and final Test match against India in Mohali.

Career

Ormond started playing cricket for Corley Cricket Club in the Warwickshire cricket league. Ormond made his first-class debut in 1995 for Leicestershire County Cricket Club and played a part in the successful championship seasons of 1996 and 1998. Ormond had several consistent seasons at Leicestershire which saw him get rewarded with representation for England at Under-19 level and places on England A tours of Kenya and Sri Lanka.

Ormond eventually made his full Test debut against Australia in 2001. He was then picked for the tour of India where he played his second and final Test match. His two Test wickets were Ricky Ponting and Rahul Dravid.

After he returned to England he moved from Leicestershire to Surrey, where he won another County Championship title in his first season. ^[1] He remained at the club until the end of the 2009 season when he was released. He is presently cricket coach at Stockport Grammar School.

Ormond was involved in a notable piece of sledging; when, in a Test match against Australia in 2001, Mark Waugh asked him, "Mate, what are you doing out here? There's no way you're good enough to play for England." Ormond replied "Maybe not, but at least I'm the best player in my own family", a reference to Waugh's brother Steve, who was the captain of the Australian team. ^[2]

Ormond was criticised for being overweight while an England player. ^[3]

References

1. "Surrey crowned champions". BBC. 7 September 2002. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
2. Leach, Jimmy (6 July 2009). "Howzat! The best insults in cricket". The Independent. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
3. David Hopps (8 March 2002). "David Hopps on Fat Boy Jimmy Ormond". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 February 2014.

External links

• Jimmy Ormond  at ESPNcricinfo