Hampshire all-rounder James Fuller addressed the Dorset Cricket Society and provided members with a lively and interesting afternoon.
James was born in South Africa, but his family moved to New Zealand when he was only two. A keen cricketer, his English father was the route to a British passport, which led him to this country to play county cricket. He initially joined Gloucestershire before moving on to Middlesex where the lure of playing at Lords was the great attraction, to say nothing of the lunches.
He told of the unwanted record of conceding 38 runs off a single over in a T20 quarter final, but also of the upsides of cricket in winning the Royal London Cup in 2015 and playing a part in Middlesex winning the County Championship in 2016. He was invited to join the England Lions tour to the UAE, though the following season was wrecked by an elbow injury which needed surgery.
For Hampshire he has played a role as a back-up bowler, after the likes of Abbott and Abbas have performed and as a very dangerous late-order batsman, usually coming in around number 9 in the order. He has also proved very effective in limited over and T20 games and was voted the players Player of the Year in 2022.
Future Meetings
Thursday 10th November Robin Brodhurst will be speaking about his grandfather, Harry Altham, who played for Hampshire back in the 1920’s, but was also President of Hampshire, Treasurer of MCC and also President of MCC. Robin is an author in his own right, having edited letters between his grandfather and Don Bradman, amongst other books.
James was born in South Africa, but his family moved to New Zealand when he was only two. A keen cricketer, his English father was the route to a British passport, which led him to this country to play county cricket. He initially joined Gloucestershire before moving on to Middlesex where the lure of playing at Lords was the great attraction, to say nothing of the lunches.
He told of the unwanted record of conceding 38 runs off a single over in a T20 quarter final, but also of the upsides of cricket in winning the Royal London Cup in 2015 and playing a part in Middlesex winning the County Championship in 2016. He was invited to join the England Lions tour to the UAE, though the following season was wrecked by an elbow injury which needed surgery.
For Hampshire he has played a role as a back-up bowler, after the likes of Abbott and Abbas have performed and as a very dangerous late-order batsman, usually coming in around number 9 in the order. He has also proved very effective in limited over and T20 games and was voted the players Player of the Year in 2022.
Future Meetings
Thursday 10th November Robin Brodhurst will be speaking about his grandfather, Harry Altham, who played for Hampshire back in the 1920’s, but was also President of Hampshire, Treasurer of MCC and also President of MCC. Robin is an author in his own right, having edited letters between his grandfather and Don Bradman, amongst other books.
