Curran is medium pace. 's this season? The grounds have a reputation for being a graveyard for fast bowlers but Overton admitted that has been an occupational hazard in his career. lanky paceman played in four of the T20 matches against Pakistan A, in which he "I hadn't seen much of him before, but he looked the part and has clearly made a lot of progress in relatively few seasons. bowled 13 overs and took five wickets at an average of 18.20, with a best of three Overton, whose twin brother Craig has played three Tests and a solitary one-day international, said: “Obviously I know England want a quick bowler and there’s not many around so you feel like you’re in with a chance. One of the most exciting things in the marquee at the Cooper Associates County Ground this week was the sight of a fully fit Jamie Overton running in off his full run up and bowling at real pace. “It will all come together by bowling and bowling and it’s all systems go for me now. Potchefstroom at a training camp before we went to Dubai to play in the series. Surrey director of cricket Alec Stewart said: "We're very pleased Jamie will be joining us and I look forward to seeing him perform in a Surrey shirt. “It’s great for us when you see someone like Jamie running in and bowling like he is. that I am certainly in a better place than I was a couple of years ago.’, DCB Ltd, University of Exeter Sports Hall, Stocker Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 4QN Company Registration Number: 7024773, Jamie Overton happy with bowling display in Dubai. ‘It was a really good trip and it felt great Sometimes he would bowl at 82 or 84mph and then when he wanted to he could crank it up to 88 or 89mph. It’s great to have both Jason Kerr and Shiney around because they both know my bowling and how I go about it. The 6ft 5ins fast bowler, who started out with Devon before becoming part of the Academy programme at Somerset, enjoyed a successful tour during which he claimed his career best twenty20 bowling figures. The 24-year-old told Press Association Sport: “It’s tough because as a youngster you want to play as much cricket as you can but if you want to bowl 90mph then you can’t play every game and bowl 90mph every ball. 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One of those who was on the receiving end was Marcus Trescothick who said afterwards: “Jamie is coming on very nicely and this was his first bowl on the grass after being away. You can see our cookies and learn how to manage them. "From a distance, it looks to me as though Jamie is bowling rockets in the nets," Craig told the ECB Reporters' Network after the bowlers in England's group resumed individual training at their counties. Curran is medium pace.These are FAST. The problem is holding him back so that he doesn’t peak too soon and is ready to deliver when we start our Specsavers County Championship season in about six weeks time.”. He has now completed a successful rehabilitation programme and on Wednesday morning he was back doing what he does best, bowling fast and giving batsmen a hard time. I've got high aspirations and I'm hoping that being here and working with all involved on and off the pitch I can achieve those dreams. added: ‘I have worked very hard on my bowling especially over the last year or The Somerset paceman has been blighted by injuries throughout his career so far. ‘I Band Of Gold cast now - from Downton to Game of Thrones and chart-topping success, Hayley Atwell and Simon Pegg head to Venice to film Mi7, Jurgen Klopp provides initial Virgil van Dijk update after Liverpool injury blow, ConocoPhillips buying Concho in $9.7B all-stock deal, This set-top box rolls 4K Android TV, Freeview Play, and Chromecast into one neat package, Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article, Dentists Say This Little-Known Trick Will Easily Fix Bad Breath Forever, Do This To Permanently Fix Bad Posture (And Ease Back Pain), How This Device Fixes Your Slow WiFi In 4.2 Minutes. Overton is now back home with his family in North Devon two especially on my control and that has really helped me. “Looking at Mitchell Starc over the winter, how often did he bowl at 88mph or 90mph? The former Somerset player and Head Coach is now the Lead Fast Bowling Coach for the ECB. hadn’t done any bowling before we went to Potch so that got me up to speed and “For seamers, it’s not the most ideal pitch but if you can bowl on a pitch like that then you can bowl anywhere in the world.”. (@SomersetCCC) November 6, 2018. Vision 2020: How soon will we know the US election outcome? After watching Jamie bowl Kevin said: “Jamie has had a long, long winter where he has had to strip everything back to the basics, rebuild his fitness and rebuild his action, but this morning we saw some really exciting stuff. Somerset Jamie's prospects of a debut were boosted on Friday, though, when he was included in an enlarged pool of players and Craig feels his sibling's speed could be a huge asset. after returning from Dubai where he helped England Lions beat Pakistan A in a He’s had a fantastic winter and has spent time here and with the ECB fast bowling programme building towards the summer. “How many in the world actually do it? high note. I enjoyed watching that and it was the Jamie that we know. We had Curran and Overton playing there last time, they are OK bowlers but not test quality. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Overton was a consistent performer in his eight County Championship fixtures this year with 26 wickets at an average of 24.84 while only Pat Brown and Matt Parkinson took more scalps in the Vitality Blast. Every team in the world wants a genuinely quick seam bowler and Jamie fits that bill. It was that batting that really came to the fore as soon as he pulled on his Surrey shirt for the first time. Hoggard did pretty well in 2006/07 despite the result and Fraser also in 90/91. We Need To Make Our Voices Heard', Apple AirTags reveal video shows off a compact tracker that oozes style, All Your Questions About Vitamin D and Coronavirus, Answered, “Those sealed in private cars are far less likely to become Covid-19 victims”, Saudia airliner came within 100 feet of smashing into drone, Bacon-Wrapped Turkey Is Jaw Dropping Good. “The exciting thing for Jamie and for us is that his pace is back to where it was before he got injured and the modifications he has made from a health point of view are working. pic.twitter.com/IzF78e29tB, — County Championship (@CountyChamp) July 25, 2018. 103 runs from just 53 balls faced in the Vitality Blast with a high score of 40* and 55 from his one and only Bob Willis Trophy innings. Tips, links and suggestions: what are you reading this week? Yeah I agree with this. claimed his career best twenty20 bowling figures. Jamie Overton is as quick, if not quicker, than any other England bowler, says twin brother Craig, after both were named in a 55-man training group for the summer. © 2020 Somerset County Cricket Club | Site By Liquorice. Overton, who has taken 164 wickets in his 64 first-class appearances, added: "From the moment that Alec made contact and talked me through the opportunity, I was excited about coming to Surrey. The nets aren’t just there so that batsmen can have a hit, the bowlers have got to use it for something as well. Please use the tick box to confirm you’d like to receive emails from Somerset County Cricket Club. When is the 2020 US election day and will it go forward as planned? Just trying to make the point that bowlers who bowl 90mph consistently are so rare, you often have to win without it. "I'm obviously aware of the club's history and success and these were all major attractions for me in moving from Somerset. “But at that moment I wasn’t really focused on that, I was just trying to do my stuff for Somerset and keep doing the good things well. "I needed a fresh challenge to test myself and see how good I can be. Data suggests that these are consistently the fastest bowlers in the country, capable of topping 90mph, followed by Saqib Mahmood and Jamie Overton, who have in them occasional bursts of high speed. Overton had the consolation of being named in the four-day and limited-overs squads for England Lions’ tour of the United Arab Emirates to take on Pakistan A, which gets under way later this month. Sadly he suffered a stress fracture of the back that caused him to miss the rest of the season. I’ve got so used to bowling at 70-80% but now I feel I’m getting back to where I was last year, which is very promising. Wood is almost 30.This bunch are 20-25. Overton was signed as a powerful all-rounder, not just capable of bowling at high speed but able to send the ball out of the ground too. JavaScript is disabled. Please confirm below you’d like to receive emails from us: I confirm I wish to receive Club News, Events and Ticketing by email from Somerset County Cricket Club.