22 Facts About James Tomlinson

James Andrew Tomlinson was born on 12 June 1982 and is an English former cricketer.

James Tomlinson first appeared for Hampshire in first-class cricket in 2002, at this stage of career he had to work his cricket career around his studies at Cardiff University.

James Tomlinson later studied for his degree at Cardiff University.

James Tomlinson played his first senior match in List A match in the 2000 NatWest Trophy for the Hampshire Cricket Board against Huntingdonshire at Grasmere Road, Cove, with James Tomlinson going wicketless in the match, though his ten over spell conceded only 17 runs.

James Tomlinson claimed his maiden one-day wicket in this match when he dismissed opening batsman Andrew Goodwin.

James Tomlinson made his first appearance for Hampshire in that season, against Sussex in a List A match in the 2002 Norwich Union League.

James Tomlinson made eighty further appearances in that competition, taking 10 wickets at an average of 31.90.

James Tomlinson made four appearances in that seasons County Championship.

James Tomlinson made his second and final first-class appearance for the British Universities at the start the 2003 season against the touring Zimbabweans at Edgbaston.

Under the captaincy of Shane Warne, James Tomlinson found his opportunities limited.

James Tomlinson made four List A appearances, as well playing what are to date his only Twenty20 appearances, which came against Sussex and Middlesex in the Twenty20 Cup.

James Tomlinson featured in two List A matches against Middlesex in the Friends Provident Trophy, and Gloucestershire in the Pro40.

Under new captain Dimitri Mascarenhas, James Tomlinson featured heavily in the 2008 County Championship, making his highest amount of first-class appearances in a season for the county, playing in all sixteen of Hampshire's Championship fixtures.

James Tomlinson ended the season with 67 wickets at an average of 24.76, to end the season as the leading wicket-taker in the County Championship, and becoming the first Hampshire cricketer to do so since Malcolm Marshall in 1982.

James Tomlinson won his Hampshire cap during this season, and was named the county's Player of the Year.

James Tomlinson made his highest first-class score with the bat in this season, scoring 42 against Somerset at the Rose Bowl.

James Tomlinson's performances helped Hampshire maintain their status in Division One of the County Championship.

James Tomlinson made five List A appearances during this season in the Clydesdale Bank 40, making what is to date his last appearance in that format against Scotland.

At the start of the 2011 season, James Tomlinson suffered a foot injury which ruled him out for the first part of the season.

In December 2011, James Tomlinson extended his contract with Hampshire by two years, taking him to 2013.

James Tomlinson ended the season as Hampshire's second highest wicket taker in the County Championship, behind David Balcombe's 59.

James Tomlinson passed 250 first-class wickets in Hampshire's first match in the 2013 County Championship against Leicestershire, with Ned Eckersley his 250th wicket.