Full name William Ingleby Jefferson
Born October 25, 1979, Derby
Current age 36 years 337 days
Major teams Durham MCCU, Essex, Nottinghamshire
Nickname Santa, Lemar, Jeffer
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium-fast
Height 6 ft 10 in
Education Oundle School; Durham University
Relation Grandfather - J Jefferson, Father - RI Jefferson
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 119 | 212 | 14 | 7096 | 222 | 35.83 | 17 | 27 | 127 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 101 | 98 | 6 | 3144 | 132 | 34.17 | 4 | 18 | 43 | 0 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 69 | 66 | 6 | 1254 | 83 | 20.90 | 976 | 128.48 | 0 | 6 | 138 | 42 | 25 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 119 | 120 | 60 | 1 | 1/16 | 60.00 | 3.00 | 120.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| List A | 101 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2/9 | 2/9 | 4.50 | 2.25 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | 2000 |
| Last First-class | Kent v Leicestershire at Canterbury, May 23-25, 2012 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2000 |
| Last List A | Leicestershire v Surrey at Leicester, Aug 21, 2011 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Surrey v Essex at East Molesey, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Leicestershire v Ruhuna at Hyderabad (Deccan), Sep 21, 2011 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Leics 2nd XI | v Nthants 2nd | Stowe | 5 Jun 2012 | Other OD |
| 19, 7 | Leics | v Kent | Canterbury | 23 May 2012 | FC |
| 0, 49 | Leics | v Essex | Leicester | 16 May 2012 | FC |
| 3 | Leics | v Ruhuna | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 21 Sep 2011 | T20 |
| 6 | Leics | v Trinidad & T | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 20 Sep 2011 | T20 |
| 0, 2* | Leics | v Gloucs | Bristol | 7 Sep 2011 | FC |
| 20, 19 | Leics | v Middlesex | Lord's | 30 Aug 2011 | FC |
| 20 | Leics | v Indians | Leicester | 29 Aug 2011 | T20 |
| 35 | Leics | v Somerset | Birmingham | 27 Aug 2011 | T20 |
| 23 | Leics | v Lancashire | Birmingham | 27 Aug 2011 | T20 |
Towering at 6ft 91/2 ins, Will Jefferson made big strides for Essex from his debut in 2000 before moving north to Trent Bridge at the end of 2006. An opening batsman with a range of attacking strokes, Jefferson excelled at school and university level, and announced himself in county cricket with his first full season with Essex in 2002. He scored nearly 800 runs at an average of little under 40, including a match-winning 165 not out against Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford to seal Essex's promotion to Division One. That innings also earned him his county cap. But he suffered from a string of injury problems and found himself unable to secure a regular place, and at the end of 2006 he left Essex by mutual consent to join Nottinghamshire. He suffered an unfortunate injury when he put his hand through a window and severed tendons in his hand, but with some consistent performances before another move, this time to Leicestershire. England Lions is as far as he has managed for national honours.
Cricinfo staff September 2010
- Does size matter? (Sep 10, 2013)
- Hip problem forces Will Jefferson to retire (Aug 25, 2012)
- Linley's best sets up Surrey win (Aug 25, 2011)
- McDonald leads Leicestershire to easy win (Jul 3, 2011)
- Gutsy Durham sneak narrow win (Jun 26, 2011)
Aug 27, 2011
Will Jefferson pulls during his fluent 35
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Aug 27, 2011
Will Jefferson drives down the ground
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Aug 27, 2011
Will Jefferson booked Leicestershire a place in the final by smashing three boundaries in the Super Over
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NBC Denis Compton Award 2002
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 46 balls remaining)