Paul Higham

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Paul Higham
Personal information
Full namePaul Sephton Higham
Born (1990-08-20) 20 August 1990 (age 30)
Hammersmith, London, England
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches1
Runs scored14
Batting average 14.00
100s/50s–/–
Top score14
Balls bowled180
Wickets 3
Bowling average 25.33
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match–
Best bowling3/36
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 May 2020

Paul Sephton Higham (born 20 August 1990) is an English former first-class cricketer.

Higham was born at Hammersmith in August 1990. He was educated at Poole Grammar School, before going up to Pembroke College, Oxford. [1] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Cambridge University in The University Match of 2011 at Fenner's. [2] Playing as a right-arm medium pace bowler, Higham took 3 wickets for 36 runs in the Cambridge second innings, having bowled sixteen wicketless overs in their first innings which conceded 40 runs. He batted twice in the match, ending the Oxford first innings unbeaten without scoring at number eleven, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 14 runs by Frankie Brown. [3] Higham later studied for his master's at Imperial College London.

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References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Paul Higham". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Paul Higham" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cambridge University v Oxford University, 2011" . CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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