James Iles

James Alexander Iles (born 11 February 1990) is a former English professional cricketer. He played twice for Kent County Cricket Club.

James Iles
Personal information
Full name
James Alexander Iles
Born (1990-02-11) 11 February 1990
Chatham, Kent
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2009Kent
Only First-class17 May 2006 Kent v Cambridge UCCE
Only List A16 July 2007 Kent v Sri Lanka A
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 1 1
Runs scored – –
Batting average – –
100s/50s – –
Top score – –
Balls bowled 78 36
Wickets 1 1
Bowling average 37.00 27.00
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/27 1/27
Catches/stumpings 0/– 1/–
Source: CricInfo, 18 November 2017

Born in Chatham, Medway and educated at Maidstone Grammar School, Iles signed for Kent as an academy scholar in 2005, having played age-group cricket for Kent since under-13 level.[1][2] Despite only making two appearances for the academy side and none for the county's second eleven, he made his first-class cricket debut against Cambridge University in May 2006. Iles was 16 years and 95 days old on his debut and became Kent's youngest ever cricketer, beating Wally Hardinge's record which had stood since the 1902 season.[3][4][5]

He made his List A cricket debut the following season in a match against the touring Sri Lanka A side. In the match, which was later abandoned due to rain, Iles bowled six overs taking the wicket of opening batsman Dilruwan Perera.[6]

These were Iles' only First XI appearances for Kent, although he continued to play Second XI cricket into the 2008 season.[2][7] He also played rugby, representing Kent for three years.[8]

References
  1. Cricket Academy Scholars in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2008, p.71. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club. ISBN 0-9527926-1-3.
  2. James Iles, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. School pupil breaks 104-year Kent record, Kent Online, 2006-05-17. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  4. Youngest players on debut for Kent, in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2017, p.213. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club.
  5. First XI – Cambridge UCCE v Kent in Kent County Cricket Club Annual 2007, p.144. Canterbury: Kent County Cricket Club. ISBN 0-9527926-1-3.
  6. Rain washes out Sri Lanka A hopes, CricInfo, 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  7. James Iles, CricInfo. Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  8. Marshall Chris (ed.) (2008) The Cricketers' Who's Who, p.310. Green Umbrella Publishing. ISBN 978-1-906229-63-4.

James Iles at ESPNcricinfo

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