James_Goodman_(cricketer)

James Goodman (cricketer)

James Goodman (cricketer)

English cricketer

James Elliot Goodman (born 19 November 1990) is a former English professional cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club between 2007 and 2011. Playing as a top order batsman, Goodman represented England at age-group levels up to the under-19 side before retiring from professional cricket in 2011, aged 20, in order to pursue a career outside the game.[1][2] Goodman was born in Farnborough in south-east London and attended St Olave's Grammar School in Orpington.[3]

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After playing age-group cricket for Kent and becoming a member of the county's cricket academy in 2005,[1] Goodman made his Second XI debut in August 2006. He played for England under-16s in 2007 and toured Sri Lanka and India with England under-19s in 2008, the youngest player in the touring party.

Goodman made his full Kent debut in a limited-overs match against the touring Sri Lanka A side in 2007, going on to make his first-class cricket debut in June 2010 against a touring Pakistani side at Canterbury, scoring a half-century on debut.[4][5] He was seen as a promising batsman who the county had "high hopes" for, with coach Paul Farbrace describing him as "an outstanding cricketer" after his first-class debut.[5] He played his final match for Kent in June 2011, before turning down the offer of a new contract and retiring from professional cricket at the end of the 2011 season in order to go to university and pursue other career choices.[1][6]

References

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    Hoad A (2011) Departing batsman James Goodman has fond memories of time at Kent County Cricket Club, Kent Online, 2011-10-13. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
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    Fabian Cowdrey signs Kent deal, CricInfo, 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
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    James Goodman, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
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    Pennell M (2010) Mohammad Aamer runs through Kent, CricInfo, 2010-06-29. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
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    Debutant batsmen Goodman and Piesley impress Kent coach, BBC Sport, 2010-07-02. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
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    Kent County Cricket Club – Contract Progress Update, Kent County Cricket Club, 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2017-10-13.

James Goodman at ESPNcricinfo
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