Full name James Savin Foster
Born April 15, 1980, Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, Essex
Current age 40 years 280 days
Major teams England, Durham MCCU, Essex, Marylebone Cricket Club, Northern Districts
Nickname Fozzy, Chief
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education Forest School; Durham University
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 7 | 12 | 3 | 226 | 48 | 25.11 | 654 | 34.55 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 1 |
ODIs | 11 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 13 | 13.66 | 71 | 57.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 |
T20Is | 5 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 14* | 12.33 | 32 | 115.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
First-class | 289 | 427 | 52 | 13761 | 212 | 36.69 | 23 | 70 | 839 | 62 | ||||
List A | 223 | 164 | 46 | 3357 | 83* | 28.44 | 0 | 16 | 246 | 65 | ||||
T20s | 179 | 141 | 40 | 2158 | 65* | 21.36 | 1539 | 140.22 | 0 | 7 | 177 | 67 | 79 | 47 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 289 | 84 | 128 | 1 | 1/122 | 1/122 | 128.00 | 9.14 | 84.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
List A | 223 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20s | 179 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | India v England at Mohali, Dec 3-6, 2001 scorecard |
Last Test | Australia v England at Melbourne, Dec 26-30, 2002 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Zimbabwe v England at Harare, Oct 3, 2001 scorecard |
Last ODI | New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 13, 2002 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | England v Netherlands at Lord's, Jun 5, 2009 scorecard |
Last T20I | England v West Indies at The Oval, Jun 15, 2009 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 2000 |
Last First-class | Worcestershire v Essex at Worcester, May 11-13, 2018 scorecard |
List A debut | 2000 |
Last List A | Essex v Nottinghamshire at Chelmsford, Jun 16, 2017 scorecard |
T20s debut | Surrey v Essex at East Molesey, Jun 14, 2003 scorecard |
Last T20s | Marylebone Cricket Club v Nepal at Lord's, Jul 29, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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0 | M.C.C. | v Nepal | Lord's | 29 Jul 2018 | T20 |
0c/1s | M.C.C. | v Netherlands | Lord's | 29 Jul 2018 | T20 |
3c/0s, 42, 0c/0s | Essex | v Indians | Chelmsford | 25 Jul 2018 | Other |
16, 1c/0s, 24, 1c/0s | Essex | v Worcs | Worcester | 11 May 2018 | FC |
2c/0s, 3, 1c/0s, 0 | Essex | v Yorkshire | Chelmsford | 4 May 2018 | FC |
3c/0s, 46 | Essex | v Hampshire | Southampton | 27 Apr 2018 | FC |
7, 3c/1s, 69, 2c/0s | Essex | v Lancashire | Chelmsford | 20 Apr 2018 | FC |
- | Essex | v Cambs MCCU | Cambridge | 7 Apr 2018 | FC |
34, 3c/1s, 29 | Essex | v M.C.C. | Bridgetown | 27 Mar 2018 | FC |
25, 4c/0s, 10, 4c/0s | Essex | v Yorkshire | Chelmsford | 25 Sep 2017 | FC |
James Foster was earmarked early on as an England wicketkeeper in the making, and though opportunities at the top were intermittent, he has earned a reputation as one of the best glovemen in the English game. In the latter part of his career, Foster also combined keeping and captaincy with being one of the mainstays of the Essex batting. A reward for his longevity came late: he was 37 when he won a championship-winning medal as part of Essex's 2017 side. Earlier in the season, he had been omitted, but responded with spirit, regained his place and was duly rewarded. A year later, he was told that it was time to move on and retired with some reluctance. He joked that his first job was to act as Alastair Cook's bodyguard as he travelled on the tube to his farewell Test at The Oval.
NBC Denis Compton Award 2001