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Full name James Maxwell Michael Averis
Born May 28, 1974, Bristol
Current age 34 years 85 days
Major teams Gloucestershire,Oxford University
Nickname Fish
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height
5 ft 11 in
Education Bristol Cathedral School, Oxford University
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
First-class
70
93
17
984
53
12.94
0
1
14
0
List A
150
71
34
375
23*
10.13
0
0
19
0
Twenty20
9
3
0
16
10
5.33
18
88.88
0
0
2
0
3
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
70
11115
6746
156
6/32
43.24
3.64
71.2
5
0
List A
150
6806
5534
227
6/23
6/23
24.37
4.87
29.9
12
4
0
Twenty20
9
9
162
237
12
3/7
3/7
19.75
8.77
13.5
0
0
0
Career statistics
First-class debut
1997
Last First-class
Gloucestershire v Surrey at Bristol, Sep 6-9, 2006 scorecard
List A debut
1994
Last List A
Kent v Gloucestershire at Canterbury, Sep 17, 2006 scorecard
Twenty20 debut
Gloucestershire v Worcestershire at Bristol, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard
Last Twenty20
Gloucestershire v Surrey at Bristol, Jul 24, 2006 scorecard
Profile
James Averis has built a reputation as a solid one-day performer, and in
2001 was able to take advantage of an injury-stricken Gloucestershire attack
to make a major breakthrough into the Championship side. A stocky,
powerful seam bowler, he was the club's highest wicket-taker in the National
League and Championship that year.
One of several graduates in the Gloucestershire squad, Averis gained a
prestigious reputation as a sportsman at Oxford. He was awarded blues in
cricket and rugby, and represented Bristol Rugby Club before settling on
cricket.
Bristol-born, he found himself thrown into the one-day side at the peak
of its success at the turn of the century and did not disappoint. He claimed 29 National League
victims in 2000, and continued performing well in a less successful team
performance in 2001. He also managed to hold his nerve in tense moments of
the cup competitions.
His pace is a fairly constant 80mph, though he developed a slower
ball with the help of former team-mate Ian Harvey. Due to this lack of pace, he
relies on accuracy and late movement, as well as the surprise slower ball,
to claim most of his victims.
An invaluable squad member, he is a reliable if unspectacular fielder and
looks as though he genuinely enjoys his cricket. After a few years of underachievement, Gloucestershire released Averis in 2006 after ten years at the club, so that he could concentrate on his Law degree. CricInfo Staff September 2006
