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Full name | Jonathan Ian Longley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA | 12 April 1969|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Occasional wicketkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989–1993 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:CricInfo,23 December 2009 |
Jonathan Ian Longley (born 12 April 1969) is an American born former English professional cricketer who played for Kent and Durham County Cricket Clubs between 1989 and 1996. Longley was a right-handed batsman who played occasionally as a wicketkeeper.
Longley was born at New Brunswick,New Jersey and educated at Tonbridge School in Kent and Durham University. [1] [2] [3] He was a "free-scoring batsman" at school [4] and made his first-class cricket debut for Kent in the 1989 County Championship against Essex. He made his List-A cricket debut during the same season for Combined Universities. [2]
Longley played 10 first-class and 14 one-day matches for Kent but found his opportunities limited. [2] [4] He left the county and joined Durham ahead of the 1994 season. Longley made his Durham debut in 1994,scoring a century on debut and going on to play 25 first-class and 36 one-day matches for the county. [2] [4] As well as playing for Kent and Durham he played 13 matches for the Combined Universities between 1989 and 1991. [2]
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