Full name Craig Overton
Born April 10, 1994, Barnstaple, Devon
Current age 24 years 12 days
Major teams England, Devon, Devon Under-11s, Devon Under-13s, Devon Under-15s, Devon Under-17s, Devon Under-19s, Devon Under-21s, England Lions, England Under-19s, Somerset, Somerset 2nd XI
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Education West Buckland School
Relation Twin brother - J Overton
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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Tests ![]() |
3 | 6 | 2 | 98 | 41* | 24.50 | 184 | 53.26 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 65 | 93 | 14 | 1743 | 138 | 22.06 | 2666 | 65.37 | 1 | 7 | 220 | 34 | 37 | 0 |
List A | 51 | 36 | 8 | 484 | 60* | 17.28 | 436 | 111.00 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 15 | 20 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
29 | 16 | 7 | 194 | 35* | 21.55 | 160 | 121.25 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
3 | 4 | 504 | 296 | 7 | 3/105 | 4/116 | 42.28 | 3.52 | 72.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 65 | 110 | 10340 | 5388 | 202 | 6/74 | 9/134 | 26.67 | 3.12 | 51.1 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
List A | 51 | 50 | 2300 | 2027 | 58 | 3/21 | 3/21 | 34.94 | 5.28 | 39.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20s ![]() |
29 | 28 | 534 | 826 | 22 | 3/17 | 3/17 | 37.54 | 9.28 | 24.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Australia v England at Adelaide, Dec 2-6, 2017 scorecard |
Last Test | New Zealand v England at Auckland, Mar 22-26, 2018 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class debut | Somerset v Lancashire at Taunton, Apr 26-29, 2012 scorecard |
Last First-class | New Zealand v England at Auckland, Mar 22-26, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | Durham v Somerset at Chester-le-Street, May 13, 2012 scorecard |
Last List A | Somerset v Nottinghamshire at Taunton, Jun 13, 2017 scorecard |
T20s debut | Somerset v Kent at Taunton, May 23, 2014 scorecard |
Last T20s | Nottinghamshire v Somerset at Nottingham, Aug 24, 2017 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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33*, 1/70, 3 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 22 Mar 2018 |
Test # 2299 ![]() |
1/37, 2* | England | v NZ XI | Hamilton | 16 Mar 2018 | Other |
- | England | v NZ XI | Hamilton | 14 Mar 2018 | Other |
2, 2/110, 12 | England | v Australia | Perth | 14 Dec 2017 |
Test # 2288 ![]() |
3/105, 41*, 1/11, 7 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 2 Dec 2017 |
Test # 2285 ![]() |
2/32, 0, 0/65 | England | v CA XI | Townsville | 15 Nov 2017 | FC |
0, 1/40, 0, 3/15 | England | v CA XI | Adelaide | 8 Nov 2017 | FC |
2/70 | England | v WA XI | Perth | 4 Nov 2017 | Other |
1, 3/7, 1, 0/6 | Somerset | v Middlesex | Taunton | 25 Sep 2017 | FC |
24, 0/86, 10, 1/29 | Somerset | v Surrey | The Oval | 19 Sep 2017 | FC |
Craig Overton, one of two Somerset fast-bowling twins, won selection for England's 2017/18 tour of Australia after an impressive county season during which, at 23, he seemed to have focused his natural aggression in a way that would enhance his career not hinder it. Overton took 46 Championship wickets at 22.39 and turned in decent limited-overs performances, too, as he threw himself into the fray. He swung the ball, his 6ft 5ins frame meant he could hit the shoulder of the bat and he was increasingly accurate. His brother Jamie was still quicker, but it was Craig, more reliable and less prone to injury, who had first stirred England's hopes. He was also called into England's limited-overs squads during the 2016 and there was disappointment at Taunton for England's first T20I there in 2017 when he did not make the XI.