James 'Jamie' Ashley Stuart Spires (born 12 November 1976) is an English

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er. Spires is a right-handed batsman who bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Solihull, Warwickshire and educated at Solihull School. Spires made his debut in first-class cricket for Warwickshire against Middlesex in 2001. From 2001 to 2002, he represented the county in 7 first-class matches, the last of which came against

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in the County Championship. In his 7 first-class matches, he scored 70 runs at a batting average of 17.50, with a high score of 37 *. In the field he took 3

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. With the ball he took 20 wickets at a

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of 38.40, with a single five wicket haul which yielded his career best figures of 5/165. In 2001, he represented the Warwickshire Cricket Board in a single

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match against

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in the 1st round of the

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which was held in 2001 at St George's Road, Millom. In his only List A match he took a single wicket at a cost of 33 runs.List A Bowling For Each Team by Jamie Spires
/ref> He currently plays (and captained until December 2012) club cricket for

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in the Birmingham and District Premier League, guiding them to their first ever Birmingham League title in 2009.

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