JS Foster Profile

General Information Full name James Savin Foster Born April 15, 1980, Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, Essex Current age 30 years 286 days Major teams England, Durham MCCU, Essex, Marylebone Cricket Club Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling Style Career Statistics Batting & Fielding Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 7 11 5 Innings Played 12 6 5 Not Outs 3 3 2 Runs 226 41 37 Highest 48 13 14* Average 25.11 13.66 12.33 Balls Faced 654 71 32 St/R 34.55 57.74 115.62 100's 0 0 0 50's 0 0 0 4's 27 0 0 6's 1 0 1 Catches Taken 17 13 3 Stumpings Made 1 7 3 Bowling Statistics Test ODI T20 Matches Played 7 11 5 Innings Played - - - Balls - - - Runs - - - Wickets - - - Best Inning Bowling - - - Best Match Bowling - - - Average - - - Economy Rate - - - St/R - - - 4 Wickets - - - 5 Wickets - - - 10 Wickets - - - Profile James Foster was earmarked early on as an England wicketkeeper in the making. After just four first-class matches for Essex he was selected for the England A tour of West Indies in 2000-01. At this point he was still sharing the English season between his studies at Durham University and playing for Essex, but once he committed full-time to cricket he was being talked of as a successor to Alec Stewart. His chance came on the 2001-02 one-day tour of Zimbabwe, where he made his debut at Harare, before earning a spot on the trip to India after Stewart opted out. He made a nervous start at Mohali, but became more assured during the tour and impressed with some determined innings. He retained his place for the tour of New Zealand after Christmas, but was ousted from the one-day squad when England searched for greater balance by using Marcus Trescothick. Then came to a cruel break - literally - when his arm was broken during nets with Essex, allowing Alec Stewart to slot back into the team. Though Foster performed consistently in county cricket there was no way back in the summer of 2002, but he'd done enough to be the reserve keep on the Ashes tour that winter.