Jim Purvis (cricketer)

Jim Purvis

Personal information
Full name	James Robert Purvis
Born	31 May 1954 Blyth, Northumberland, England
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Left-arm medium-fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1979–1991	Norfolk
Career statistics
Competition List A Matches 2 Runs scored 0 Batting average 0.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 0 Balls bowled 84 Wickets 1 Bowling average 64.00 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 1/42 Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2011

James Robert 'Jim' 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.

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

1. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Jim Purvis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
2. "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Jim Purvis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
3. "Northumberland v Essex, 1987 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
4. "List A Matches played by Jim Purvis". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
5. "Northumberland v Surrey, 1989 NatWest Trophy". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 July 2011.

External links

• Jim Purvis at ESPNcricinfo
• Jim Purvis at CricketArchive