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| Full name | James Noel Bruce Bovill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1971-06-02)2 June 1971 (age 54) High Wycombe,Buckinghamshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armfast-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Buckinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1997 | Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Buckinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:Cricinfo,8 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Noel Bruce Bovill (born 2 June 1971) is an English formercricketer who playedfirst-class cricket predominantly forHampshire from 1993 to 1997.
Bovill was born atHigh Wycombe in June 1971. He was educated atCharterhouse School,[1] before matriculating toDurham University.[2] Playing his earlyclub cricketer for Marlow, Bovill playedminor counties cricket forBuckinghamshire in theMinor Counties Championship between 1990 and 1993.[3] While studying at Durham, he was chosen to represent theCombined Universities cricket team in1992 Benson & Hedges Cup, making his debut inList A one-day cricket againstWorcestershire. He made four appearances for the Combined Services in that seasons competition.[4] Bovill was signed byHampshire while still a student at Durham,[2] making two one-day appearances for Hampshire in the1993 Axa Equity & Law League,[4] in addition to making his debut infirst-class cricket againstEssex in theCounty Championship atChelmsford.[5] In 1994, he made his final two appearances for the Combined Universities. The first atOxford came againstLancashire in the preliminary round of theBenson & Hedges Cup.[4] The second atFenner's was a first-class match against the touringNew Zealanders,[5] in which Bovill notably took the first three New Zealander wickets to reduce the tourists to 62 for 3.[6]
During the 1994 season, he made five first-class appearances for Hampshire,[5] alongside four one-day appearancesAxa Equity & Law League.[4] He took his maiden first-classfive wicket haul during the season,[7] with 5 for 108 againstLeicestershire in theCounty Championship.[8] In 1995, he took 30 first-class wickets at an average of 27.13;[7] againstDurham, he took his career best figures of 6 for 29, having also taken 6 for 39 in the Durham first innings, for match figures of12 for 68.[9] His returns improved the following season, with 34 first-class wickets, though at a higher average of 35.26.[7] Prior to the 1997 season, Bovill helped to coach theArgentina national cricket team head of their participation in the1997 ICC Trophy, alongside Hampshire teammateWilliam Kendall.[10] During the 1997 season, he made nine first-class and four one-day appearances in theAxa Life League,[5][4] but dropped out of the team following an injury midway through the season.[11] Bovill retired from professional cricket after the 1997 season, having suffered from a persistent back injury.[12] In 37 first-class matches for Hampshire, he took 99 wickets at an average of 33.11; he took four five wicket hauls, with his 12 wickets against Durham in 1995 the only time he took ten-wickets in a match.[13]
In 1998, he played atminor counties level, returning to his home countyBuckinghamshire.[12] Bovill played minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire in 1998 and 2000, making nine appearances in the Minor Counties Championship and ten appearances in theMCCA Knockout Trophy.[3][14] Alongside his minor counties appearances, Bovill also made three List A one-day appearances for Buckinghamshire: one in the1998 NatWest Trophy againstSurrey, and two in the1999 NatWest Trophy against theYorkshire Cricket Board andWarwickshire.[4]