Jamie Siddons
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| Full name | James Darren Siddons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 April 1964 Robinvale, Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Legbreak, googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1984/85–1990/91 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991/92–1999/00 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2011 | Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Wellington Firebirds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026–Present | Sri Lanka women | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 23 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Darren Siddons (born 25 April 1964) is an Australian cricketer, renowned for his involvement in Sheffield Shield first-class cricket over a 16-year career. He initially played for Victoria, and later for South Australia. He is currently a professional cricket coach with the Sri Lanka women's national cricket team.
Playing career
[edit]On 23 November 1997 he broke David Hookes' Shield run record of 9,364, going on to make 10,643 runs in 146 games. He is now the third highest run-scorer in the Shield's history, behind Darren Lehmann and Jamie Cox.[1] He is considered by some to be one of the finest batsmen in Shield competition not to receive a regular international spot, having been given just one opportunity to represent Australia in a One Day International (ODI), in 1988, scoring 32. Siddons was selected as a reserve for the 1987 Cricket World Cup.[2]
Siddons was a member of Victoria's victorious Sheffield Shield team in 1990/91[3] and was captain of the South Australian cricket team team that defeated the Western Australia cricket team in the 1995/96 Sheffield Shield final at Adelaide.
Coaching career
[edit]On 28 October 2007 Siddons was named the coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team.[4] He left Bangladesh when his contract expired after the end of the 2011 World Cup, in which the team failed to qualify for the quarter-finals.[5] In June 2011, he was appointed as coach of the Wellington Firebirds in New Zealand.[6] In February 2022 he was named as batting coach for the Bangladesh national cricket team appointed by Bangladesh Cricket Board on a primary contract of two years.[7] In March 2026 he took charge of Sri Lanka women's team on a one-year contract.[8]
AFL Football
[edit]Siddons grew up in Robinvale, Victoria and played Australian Rules Football with the Robinvale Football Club and won the 1983 Sunraysia Football League best and fairest award, the McLeod Medal. Siddons was then recruited by the Sydney Swans and played two AFL games for the Sydney Swans in 1984.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sheffield Shield records: most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "Matthews sacked from touring party". Canberra Times. 13 June 1987. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
- ^ "1990 / 91 - Victorian Cricket Team". Facebook: Australian Cricket: The Vintage Collection's Post. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ^ "Bangladesh name Siddons as coach". BBC. 28 October 2007. Retrieved 29 October 2007.
- ^ "Siddons to leave Bangladesh post". Yahoo! Sport. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ Geenty, Mark (6 June 2011). "Wellington Firebirds snap up Jamie Siddons". stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
- ^ "Jamie Siddons appointed Bangladesh's new batting coach". Business Insider Bangladesh. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ Balasuriya, Madushka. "Jamie Siddons appointed Sri Lanka Women head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 April 2026.
- ^ Ross, Norrie (3 July 2008). "Cricketer sues for shoulder injury". The Daily Telegraph. Sydney. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
External links
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- Jamie Siddons at ESPNcricinfo
- Jamie Siddons's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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- 1964 births
- Living people
- Sydney Swans players
- South Australia cricketers
- Victoria cricketers
- Australia One Day International cricketers
- Coaches of the Bangladesh national cricket team
- Kensington cricketers
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Australian cricketers
- Australian cricket coaches
- Cricketers from Victoria (state)
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen