Stuart Airey
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Stuart James Airey is an English
cricket
er. Airey is right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast
. He was born in Cleethorpes
, Lincolnshire
.
Airey made his debut for Lincolnshire
in the 2001 MCCA Knockout Trophy
against Cheshire
. Airey has played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 2001 to present, which has included 24 Minor Counties Championship matches and 37 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A appearance for Lincolnshire against Norfolk
in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
which was played in 2003. He scored 2 unbeaten
runs and took the wickets of Carl Rogers
and James Walker
for the cost of 22 runs from 7 overs
.
Airey also played first-class cricket
for Oxford UCCE
, making his first-class debut for the team against Middlesex
in 2003. He played a further 8 first-class matches, the last coming against Lancashire
in 2005. In his 9 first-class matches, he scored 272 runs at a average
of 34.00, while he made a lone half century score of 72 which came against Nottinghamshire
in 2004. With the ball, Airey took 6 wickets which came at an expensive average of 104.33, with best figures of 2/32.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Airey is right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast
Seam bowling
Seam bowling is a phrase used for a bowling technique in cricket whereby the ball is deliberately bowled on to its seam, to cause a random deviation. Practitioners are known as seam bowlers or seamers....
. He was born in Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes is a town and unparished area in North East Lincolnshire, England, situated on the estuary of the Humber. It has a population of 31,853 and is a seaside resort.- History :...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
.
Airey made his debut for Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club
Lincolnshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs, which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Lincolnshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 2001 MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
against Cheshire
Cheshire County Cricket Club
Cheshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cheshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. Airey has played Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire from 2001 to present, which has included 24 Minor Counties Championship matches and 37 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A appearance for Lincolnshire against Norfolk
Norfolk County Cricket Club
Norfolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Norfolk and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1st round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy was an English county cricket tournament, held between 28 August 2003 and 28 August 2004. The competition was won by Gloucestershire Gladiators who beat the Worcestershire Royals by 8 wickets at Lord's.-Format:...
which was played in 2003. He scored 2 unbeaten
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
runs and took the wickets of Carl Rogers
Carl Rogers (cricketer)
Carl John Rogers is an English cricketer who has represented Norfolk since 1990. He is a right-hand batsman who has appeared in 22 List A matches, 17 of these with Norfolk, scoring 524 runs at an average of 26.20 and with a best score of 139 not out coming against the Netherlands in 2001...
and James Walker
James Walker (cricketer)
James Ross Walker is an English cricketer. Walker is a right-handed batsman who fielded as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Norwich, Norfolk.Walker made his debut for Norfolk in the 1998 Minor Counties Championship against Staffordshire...
for the cost of 22 runs from 7 overs
Over (cricket)
In the sport of cricket, an over is a set of six consecutive balls bowled in succession. An over is normally bowled by a single bowler. However, in the event of injury preventing a bowler from completing an over, it is completed by a teammate....
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Airey also played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
for Oxford UCCE
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
, making his first-class debut for the team against Middlesex
Middlesex County Cricket Club
Middlesex County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Middlesex. It was announced in February 2009 that Middlesex changed their limited overs name from the Middlesex Crusaders, to the...
in 2003. He played a further 8 first-class matches, the last coming against Lancashire
Lancashire County Cricket Club
Lancashire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Lancashire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1864 as a successor to Manchester Cricket Club and has played at Old Trafford since then...
in 2005. In his 9 first-class matches, he scored 272 runs at a average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 34.00, while he made a lone half century score of 72 which came against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
in 2004. With the ball, Airey took 6 wickets which came at an expensive average of 104.33, with best figures of 2/32.
External links
- Stuart Airey at ESPNcricinfo
- Stuart Airey at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...