David Follett (cricketer)

David Follett (cricketer)
Personal information
Full name David Follett
Born 14 October 1968 (1968-10-14) (age 43)
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years Team
2000–2005 Staffordshire
1997–1999 Northamptonshire
1995–1996 Middlesex
1994 Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 18 36
Runs scored 87 44
Batting average 6.21 11.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 19 10*
Balls bowled 2,549 1,701
Wickets 44 57
Bowling average 34.29 23.15
5 wickets in innings 3
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 8/22 4/17
Catches/stumpings 5/– 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 June 2011

David Follett (born 14 October 1968) is a former English cricketer. Follett was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

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Early career and Middlesex

A later starter in county cricket, Follett made his debut in county cricket for Staffordshire in 1994, playing Minor counties cricket for the county in that season,[1][2] before joining Middlesex the following season. His debut for the county came against Hampshire in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup, which also marked his debut List A match.[3] It was in 1995 that he also made his first-class debut, against Warwickshire in what was his only appearance on that seasons County Championship.[4] Indeed, in the following season Follett was used infrequently in first-class cricket, making 6 further appearances.[4] Despite his limited appearances, as a brisk right-arm bowler, Follett performed respectably with the ball, claiming 24 wickets at an average of 28.50, with best figures of 8/22.[5] On 3 occasions he took a five wicket haul, with his best figures of 8/22 coming against Durham in 1996: he took 2 wickets in the Durham first-innings, while in their second-innings, his 8 wicket haul helped dismiss Durham for a paltry 67, thus giving him his only ten wicket haul in a match and propelling Middlesex to a huge 306 run win.[6] However, a shin injury in that season limited his appearances for the remainder of that season.[7]

He was though used more in List A cricket by Middlesex, making 11 appearances for Middlesex.[3] His 11 List A appearances yielded him 12 wickets, which came at an average of 33.75.[8] His best bowling figures of 2/27 came in the 1995 season, a season in which his 6 wickets that year cost 21.16 a piece, whereas the following season he form dipped, with his 6 wickets that year cost 46.33 a piece.[9] Follett left Middlesex at the end of the 1996 season.

Northamptonshire and after

He joined Northamptonshire for domestic reasons for the 1997 season, making his debut for the county in that seasons AXA Life League against Warwickshire,[3] a season in which he took 13 wickets in that format an average of 19.84, which included his then best figures of 4/39.[9] He played his first County Championship match for the county in that season, against former county Middlesex. He would go on to play 11 first-class matches for Northamptonshire, spread over 3 seasons, with his final appearance coming against Derbyshire in the 1999 County Championship. He found his wickets harder to come by at the County Ground, taking 20 wickets at an average of 41.25, with best figures of 3/48.[5] Used more often in List A cricket, Follett made 18 limited-overs appearances for the county,[3] during which he took 29 wickets at an average of 23.82.[8] However, further injuries limited his appearances for Northamptonshire:[7] Follett didn't feature in List A cricket in 1999, instead playing a handful first-class cricket. He left Northamptonshire at the end of that season.

Resuming his injury hit career with Staffordshire, where he had begun in county cricket in 1994, Follett played Minor counties cricket from 2000 to 2005 for the county, making 24 further Minor Counties Championship appearances[1] and 9 further MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[2] Playing his first List A fixture for Staffordshire in the 2000 NatWest Trophy against the Somerset Cricket Board, Follett would go on to play 7 further fixtures in that format for the county, with his last List A match coming against Surrey in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[3] His bowling record in List A cricket was at its best for Staffordshire, with his 16 wickets coming at an impressive average of exactly 14.[8] In the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy match against Hertfordshire, he took his career with limited-overs bowling figures of 4/17.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by David Follett". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4264/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by David Follett". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4264/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  3. ^ a b c d e "List A Matches played by David Follett". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4264/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  4. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by David Follett". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4264/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  5. ^ a b "First-class Bowling For Each Team by David Follett". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4264/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  6. ^ "Middlesex v Durham, 1996 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/62/62120.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  7. ^ a b Williamson, Martin. "Player profile: David Follett". ESPNcricinfo. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12862.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  8. ^ a b c "List A Bowling For Each Team by David Follett". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4264/a_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  9. ^ a b "ListA Bowling in Each Season by David Follett". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4264/a_Bowling_by_Season.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 
  10. ^ "Hertfordshire v Staffordshire, 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/72/72861.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011. 

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