James Robert Purvis (born 31 May 1954) is a former English cricketer. Purvis was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium-fast. He was born in Blyth, Northumberland.
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| Full name | James Robert Purvis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 31 May 1954 Blyth, Northumberland, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1991 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purvis made his debut for Northumberland in the 1979 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire. Purvis played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1979 to 1991, which included 69 Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and 5 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.[2] He made his List A debut against Essex in the 1987 NatWest Trophy. In this match, he took his only List A wicket, dismissing Graham Gooch. With the bat, he was dismissed for a duck by Neil Foster.[3] He made a further List A appearance against Surrey in the 1989 NatWest Trophy.[4] He bowled 4 wicket-less overs in this match, while with the bat he wasn't called upon.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Jim Purvis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Jim Purvis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Northumberland v Essex, 1987 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Jim Purvis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ^ "Northumberland v Surrey, 1989 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
External links
edit- Jim Purvis at ESPNcricinfo
- Jim Purvis at CricketArchive