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Neil Foster
England
Player profile
Full name Neil Alan Foster
Born May 6, 1962, Colchester, Essex
Current age 46 years 159 days
Major teams England, Essex, Norfolk, Transvaal
Nickname Fozzy
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Height
6 ft 4 in
Education Philip Morant Comprehensive, Colchester
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| Tests |
29 |
45 |
7 |
446 |
39 |
11.73 |
1223 |
36.46 |
0 |
0 |
54 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
| ODIs |
48 |
25 |
12 |
150 |
24 |
11.53 |
244 |
61.47 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
| First-class |
230 |
269 |
59 |
4343 |
107* |
20.68 |
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2 |
11 |
|
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116 |
0 |
| List A |
215 |
113 |
40 |
1247 |
62 |
17.08 |
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0 |
2 |
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49 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| Tests |
29 |
47 |
6261 |
2891 |
88 |
8/107 |
11/163 |
32.85 |
2.77 |
71.1 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
| ODIs |
48 |
48 |
2627 |
1836 |
59 |
3/20 |
3/20 |
31.11 |
4.19 |
44.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| First-class |
230 |
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45833 |
22196 |
908 |
8/99 |
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24.44 |
2.90 |
50.4 |
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50 |
8 |
| List A |
215 |
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10954 |
7128 |
292 |
5/17 |
5/17 |
24.41 |
3.90 |
37.5 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
Career statistics
| Test debut |
England v New Zealand at Lord's, Aug 11-15, 1983 scorecard |
| Last Test |
England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 17-21, 1993 scorecard |
| Test statistics |
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| ODI debut |
New Zealand v England at Christchurch, Feb 18, 1984 scorecard |
| Last ODI |
England v Australia at Lord's, May 29, 1989 scorecard |
| ODI statistics |
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| First-class span |
1980 - 1993 |
| List A span |
1981 - 1995 |
Back and knee injuries plagued the career of Essex seam bowler Neil Foster so much that the plates in his body once apparently set off an airport metal-detector. In all, he had as many as nine knee operations, and the problems jinxed a fine career. Fozzie had a beautiful, upright action, which generated prolific outswing and seam movement both ways. And he had the priceless ability to dismiss good batsmen: he is the only man to snare Javed Miandad and Viv Richards for 0 in a Test. He came from nowhere to take 11 wickets in England's stunning Madras victory in 1984-85, and at The Oval in 1988 demolished West Indies' top order single-handedly in a devastating display. He went on the rebel tour to South Africa a year later, only to return to Test cricket at his Lord's bogey ground - where his bowling average was 51 - in 1993. He gave in to injury and retired a week later.
Rob Smyth
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1988
Jul 1, 2001 |
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Neil Foster wielding the willow
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Jul 1, 2001 |
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Essex and England colleagues Gooch and Foster
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Aug 8, 2000 |
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Neil Foster commentating
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