James Foster (cricketer)

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = ENG
name = James Foster
picture = James Foster.jpg
batting style = Right-handed batsman (RHB)
bowling style = N/A
tests = 7
test runs = 226
test bat avg = 25.11
test 100s/50s = 0/0
test top score = 48
test overs = 0
test wickets = N/A
test bowl avg = N/A
test 5s = N/A
test 10s = N/A
test best bowling = N/A
test catches/stumpings = 17/1
ODIs = 11
ODI runs = 41
ODI bat avg = 13.66
ODI 100s/50s = 0/0
ODI top score = 13
ODI overs = 0
ODI wickets = N/A
ODI bowl avg = N/A
ODI 5s = N/A
ODI best bowling = N/A
ODI catches/stumpings = 13/7
date = 17 June
year = 2005
source = http://content.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/12877.html

James Savin Foster (born 15 April 1980 in Leytonstone, London) is an English cricketer, a wicket-keeper who played seven Tests and 11 One Day Internationals in 2001/02 and 2002/03. He attended Forest School, which produced fellow cricketer Nasser Hussain, and is a graduate of Durham University. Rather too many mistakes with the gloves and rather too few runs with the bat meant that he was never completely secure in his place, on one occasion suffering the indignity of seeing his place behind the stumps taken by Marcus Trescothick in an ODI against New Zealand. By the time Alec Stewart finally left the scene first Chris Read and then Geraint Jones had moved above him in the selectors' thoughts.

In county cricket Foster has played for Essex since his County Championship debut in 2000. He had his maiden first-class hundred against Worcestershire in 2001, but two broken bones ruined his 2002 season and though 2003 was a better year there was little hint of the startling summer he was to enjoy with the bat in 2004. That season he hit four more centuries, including 212 against Leicestershire as Essex racked up the small matter of 708/9 declared. He also passed 1,000 runs for the season for the first time, averaging 51.85, and claimed 51 victims. In the 2006 season, he averaged 42.41 in the Liverpool Victoria County Championship and showed good form with the gloves and bat in one day cricket also.

Foster was the recipient of the NBC Denis Compton Award in 2001.

In the winter of 2007/2008, Foster played for England Lions team for their tour to India, after being called up following an injury to Worcestershire's Steven Davies.

Good form with both the gloves and the bat in recent seasons has kept Foster in the selectors minds' for a possible recall to the England setup, demonstrated by his selection for the MCC season opener against Sussex in 2008.

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