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| Full name | James Alexander Porter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-05-25)25 May 1993 (age 32) Leytonstone,London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armmedium-fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2014–present | Essex(squad no. 44) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 9 September 2014 Essex v Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| List A debut | 4 August 2014 Essex v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Alexander Porter (born 25 May 1993) is an Englishcricketer who has playedfirst-class cricket forEssex since 2014.[1] He is a righthandedbatsman whobowls right armmedium-fast pace.[2][3]
In the 2011–12 season, Porter attended theDarren Lehmann Cricket Academy and played club cricket for the West Torrens District Cricket Club in Adelaide.[4][5] In 2013, Porter was included in theMarylebone Cricket Club (MCC) Young Cricketers squad – he was already a member of the Essex Second XI.[6] At the time, he was a part-time cricketer, and also worked as a recruitment consultant.[7][8] He played club cricket for Fives & Heronians club inChigwell, before moving toChingford cricket club, taking 33 wickets at an average of 13 in the 2014 season, as Chingford took their maidenEssex Premier League title.[9] He made his senior Essex debut in September 2014,[10][11] taking the wicket ofDarren Stevens with his fifth delivery infirst-class cricket.[12] He also became the first player to represent a county team and Chingford sinceRobin Hobbs in 1961.[9] At the end of the 2014 season, Porter signed a new Essex contract until 2016.[13]
He played his first full season for Essex in the 2015 season, taking 38 wickets in the first 10County Championship matches.[14] Essexhead coachPaul Grayson called Porter refreshing, and said that "He's a good character and he's a very good bowler. He's lively medium, he does something with the ball and he asks lots of questions of batsmen."[12] In a tour match against anAustralian team, Porter took 3 wickets in the second innings, dismissingDavid Warner,Peter Siddle andNathan Lyon;[15][16] before the match, Porter had stated that he wanted to dismiss Warner.[14]
He made hisTwenty20 debut for Essex in the2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 7 July 2017.[17]
In April 2018 he was named one of the fiveWisden Cricketers of the Year for his contribution to the Essex team that won the 2017 County Championship[18]
In July 2018, he was named in England'sTest squad for the first Testagainst India,[19] but he was not selected for the match.[20]
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