James Fulton (born 21 September 1977) is an English former cricketer. He played 21 first-class matches for Oxford University Cricket Club between 1997 and 1999.[1]
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| Full name | James Anthony Gervase Fulton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1977 Plymouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm Medium fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997-1999 | Oxford University Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fulton, a left-handed batter,[2] played in 10 first-class matches in 1997, scoring 451 runs at an average of 23.73.[3] He scored four half centuries,[3] against Durham,[4][2] Sussex (where he scored 50 and 46),[5], Nottinghamshire[6] and in the Varsity Match against Cambridge University, where he scored 78 in the first innings, with a stand of 103 between him and captain Mark Wagh.[7][8]
He was appointed captain in 1998,[9] playing in all the team's eight first-class matches, scoring 180 runs at an average of 16.36,[10] with his highest score (and only half-century) 78 against Yorkshire.[11]
He only played in three first-class matches in 1999, the final year of first-class cricket against Counties by Oxford University, scoring 48 runs at an average of 9.6, with a highest score of 30.[12]
After finishing university, Fulton joined the British Army.[13] He represented them at cricket including captaining the side in their centenary match against the Royal Navy at Lord's in August 2008, a contest in which he top-scored with 115.[14]
In 2015 he became Master in College at Eton College.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "James Fulton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ a b Bailey, Jack (17 April 1997). "Fulton and Scrini stage rescue mission". The Times. No. 65866. p. 51.
- ^ a b Engel 1998, p. 855.
- ^ Engel 1998, p. 857.
- ^ Engel 1998, pp. 862–863.
- ^ Engel 1998, pp. 864–865.
- ^ Engel 1998, pp. 875–876.
- ^ Bailey, Jack (4 July 1997). "Wagh and Fulton illuminate Oxford's defiance". The Times. No. 65933. p. 42.
- ^ Engel 1999, p. 881.
- ^ Engel 1999, p. 882.
- ^ Engel 1999, p. 887.
- ^ Engel 2000, pp. 951, 953.
- ^ "James Fulton". theorg.com. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Fulton masterclass leaves Navy treading water". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ "Eton College - Boarding". Eton College. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
- Engel, Matthew, ed. (1998). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1998 (135th ed.). Guildford, UK: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-44-8.
- Engel, Matthew, ed. (1999). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1999 (136th ed.). Guildford, UK: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-50-2.
- Engel, Matthew, ed. (2000). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2000 (137th ed.). Guildford, UK: John Wisden & Co. Ltd. ISBN 0-947766-57-X.
External links
edit- James Fulton at ESPNcricinfo
- James Fulton at CricketArchive (subscription required)
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