Craig Overton was born on 10 April 1994 and is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset and England.
24 Facts About Craig Overton
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Craig Overton is an all-rounder who bowls right-arm medium-fast and bats right-handed.
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Craig Overton made his international debut for England in December 2017.
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Craig Overton played seven County Championship games in 2012, taking 12 wickets at an average of 30.25.
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Craig Overton scored 75 runs at 10.71; scoring his maiden first-class half-century in the process.
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Craig Overton was unable to play throughout much of the 2013 season due to a stress fracture of the back.
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Craig Overton managed to play a single first-class match in which he took just a single wicket.
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The 2014 season saw Craig Overton become a regular selection for the first-team as he played 27 matches across all three formats.
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Craig Overton's batting improved greatly as he scored 431 runs in the County Championship in which he averaged 30.78 while taking 42 wickets at 28.52.
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In 2015, Craig Overton was the leading wicket-taker for Somerset in both the County Championship and the One Day Cup taking 47 and 12 wickets respectively.
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Craig Overton continued his batting form in the longer form of the game as he averaged 28.38 in 16 County Championship innings.
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Craig Overton enjoyed another successful season in 2016 as he again made over 400 runs and took 34 wickets in the County Championship.
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Craig Overton played for them in 3 matches, picking up 3 wickets in total.
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Craig Overton first played international cricket for England Under-19s playing a total of 16 youth ODIs between 2011 and 2012.
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Craig Overton scored a total of 350 runs at an average of 26.92 with a high score of 68* as well as taking 14 wickets at 35.57.
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Craig Overton received his first international call-up in June 2015 when he was selected as cover for Chris Jordan for England's third One Day International against New Zealand.
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In June 2017, Craig Overton was named in England's Twenty20 International squad for the series against South Africa.
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Craig Overton made his Test debut in the second Test at Adelaide, on 2 December 2017.
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Craig Overton claimed Australian captain Steve Smith as his first Test wicket.
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Craig Overton made his ODI debut for England against Australia on 21 June 2018.
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Craig Overton replaced Chris Woakes for the fourth 2019 Ashes Test.
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On 29 May 2020, Craig Overton was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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On 17 June 2020, Craig Overton was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.
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On 4 July 2020, Craig Overton was named as one of the nine reserve players for the first Test match of the series.