James Ormond (born 20 August 1977) is an English former

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er. He played two test matches for the

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and in total made 137 first class appearances.

Early life

James grew up playing club cricket at Corley CC and established himself as a hard hitting fast bowling all rounder creating batting as well as bowling records.

Role

Ormond was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler although he has also bowled off-spin in his second and final Test match against India in Mohali.

Career

Ormond made his first-class debut in 1995 for

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and played a part in the successful championship seasons of 1996 and 1998. Ormond had several consistent seasons at Leicestershire which saw him get rewarded with representation for England at Under-19 level and places on England A tours of

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and

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. Ormond eventually made his full Test debut against

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in 2001. He was then picked for the tour of

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where he played his second and final Test match. His two Test wickets were

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and

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. After he returned to England he moved from Leicestershire to

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, where he won another County Championship title in his first season. He remained at the club until the end of the 2009 season when he was released. He is presently cricket coach at

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. Ormond was involved in a notable piece of sledging; when, in a Test match against

in 2001,

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asked him, "Mate, what are you doing out here? There's no way you're good enough to play for England." Ormond replied "Maybe not, but at least I'm the best player in my own family", a reference to Waugh's brother

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, who was the captain of the Australian team. Ormond was criticised for being overweight while an England player.

References

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