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James Moyes

b. 1974

English cricketer (born 1974)

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Born 1974. James Moyes is a British cricketer.

James Robert Moyes (born 16 December 1974) is an English cricketer. Moyes is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Workington, Cumberland.

Moyes attended Cockermouth School and Durham University. He made his debut for Cumberland in the 1994 Minor Counties Championship against Lincolnshire, and played Minor counties cricket for Cumberland to 2001, including 38 Minor Counties Championship matches and six MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. During his time with Cumberland he played a single List A match against the Worcestershire Cricket Board in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. In this match he scored 12 runs before being dismissed by Gareth Williams.

Continuing his education at Cambridge, he made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Middlesex in 2002. He played two further first-class matches in that season, against Essex and Oxford University. In his three first-class matches, Moyes scored 51 runs at a batting average of 10.20, with a high score of 35. Behind the stumps he took 6 catches.

His father, John, played List A cricket for Cumberland.

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English cricketer (born 1974)

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James Moyes was born on 16 December 1974 in Workington.

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James Moyes is a cricketer.

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James Moyes is British.

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· Wikipedia: James Moyes

· Wikidata: Q6140110

· DBpedia: James Moyes (cricketer)

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