Craig Overton

Craig Overton (born 10 April 1994) is an English cricketer who plays for Somerset County Cricket Club and England. He is an all-rounder who bowls right-arm medium-fast and bats right-handed.[1] His twin brother, Jamie, also played for Somerset (transferring to Surrey late in the 2020 season), and has been in the England squad.

Craig Overton
Personal information
Full nameCraig Overton
Born (1994-04-10) 10 April 1994
Barnstaple, Devon, England
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleAll-rounder
RelationsJ Overton (Twin brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 681)2 December 2017 v Australia
Last Test4 September 2019 v Australia
Only ODI (cap 249)21 June 2018 v Australia
ODI shirt no.32
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–presentSomerset (squad no. 7)
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 4 1 95 69
Runs scored 124 – 2,640 756
Batting average 20.66 – 21.63 22.23
100s/50s 0/0 –/– 1/11 0/2
Top score 41* – 138 66*
Balls bowled 707 42 15,659 3,178
Wickets 9 0 322 90
Bowling average 44.77 – 24.41 31.33
5 wickets in innings 0 – 9 1
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0
Best bowling 3/105 – 6/24 5/18
Catches/stumpings 1/– 2/– 67/– 31/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 27 September 2020

Domestic career

First-team breakthrough (2012–14)

Overton made his first-team debut for Somerset in the 2012 County Championship against Lancashire.[2] He played seven County Championship games in 2012, taking 12 wickets at an average of 30.25.[3] He also scored 75 runs at 10.71; scoring his maiden first-class half-century in the process.[4] Overton also made his List A debut in this year, playing two forty over games.

Overton was unable to play throughout much of the 2013 season due to a stress fracture of the back. He managed to play a single first-class match in which he took just a single wicket.[5]

The 2014 season saw Overton become a regular selection for the first-team as he played 27 matches across all three formats. His batting greatly improved as he scored 431 runs in the county championship in which he averaged 30.78 while also taking 42 wickets at 28.52.[6] In a game against Lancashire, Overton fell short of making his maiden first-class century; given out while on 99.[7] Making his debut in the twenty20 format, Overton struggled with both bat and ball taking just four wickets and scoring a total of 35 runs from 10 matches.[8]

2015 season

In 2015, Overton was the leading wicket-taker for Somerset in both the County Championship and the One Day Cup taking 47 and 12 wickets respectively.[9][10] He continued his batting form in the longer form of the game as he averaged 28.38 in 16 County Championship innings.

During a County Championship match against Sussex in September 2015, Overton racially abused Pakistani batsman Ashar Zaidi whilst bowling. He received a two match ban as a result of the incident. Zaidi later called on Overton to apologise for the abuse.[11][12][13][14]

2016 season

Overton enjoyed another successful season in 2016 as he again made over 400 runs and took 34 wickets in the County Championship.[15] During a Championship game against Hampshire, Overton made his maiden first-class century, scoring 138 as part of a stand of 217 for the eighth wicket with Roelof van der Merwe. This set a new record for the eighth wicket for Somerset, beating the previous record of 172 made by Ian Botham and Viv Richards in 1983,[16] although the record was surpassed by Peter Trego and Ryan Davies in Somerset's next game.[17]

International career

Overton first played international cricket for England Under-19s playing a total of 16 youth ODIs between 2011 and 2012. He scored a total of 350 runs at an average of 26.92 with a high score of 68* as well as taking 14 wickets at 35.57.[18]

Overton received his first international call-up in June 2015 when he was selected as cover for Chris Jordan for England's third One Day International (ODI) against New Zealand.[19]

In June 2017, he was named in England's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad for the series against South Africa.[20]

In September 2017, he was named in England's Test squad for the 2017–18 Ashes series.[21] He made his Test debut in the second Test at Adelaide, which started on 2 December 2017.[22] He claimed Australian captain Steve Smith as his first Test wicket.[23] In February 2018, he was added to England's ODI squad for their series against New Zealand, after Liam Plunkett was ruled out due to an injury.[24] He made his ODI debut for England against Australia on 21 June 2018.[25]

Overton got selected to replaced Chris Woakes for the fourth Ashes Test. Joe Root, England's Test captain, hinted that Overton's inclusion is based on the ground conditions which offer more bounce than expected. In the first innings he was brought into bat at number 3 as a nightwatchman after the early dismissal of Joe Denly.[26]

On 29 May 2020, Overton was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the COVID-19 pandemic.[27][28] On 17 June 2020, Overton was included in England's 30-man squad to start training behind closed doors for the Test series against the West Indies.[29][30] On 4 July 2020, Overton was named as one of the nine reserve players for the first Test match of the series.[31][32]

References
  1. "Player Profile: Craig Overton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  2. "County Championship Division One, Somerset v Lancashire at Taunton, Apr 26–29, 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  3. "CC Division One, 2012 – Bowling Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  4. "CC Division One, 2012 – Batting Averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  5. "Somerset First-Class Bowling Records – 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  6. "Somerset First-Class Bowling Records – 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  7. "Somerset v Lancashire at Taunton". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  8. "Somerset Twenty20 Batting Records – 2014". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  9. "Somerset First-Class Bowling Records – 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  10. "Somerset List-A Bowling Records – 2015". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  11. ECB denies double standards after Pakistan player told 'get back to own country', The Guardian, 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  12. Ashar Zaidi: Somerset's Craig Overton must apologise for 'racist behaviour', The Guardian, 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  13. Ashar Zaidi calls for crackdown on racist rants after Craig Overton ban, The Daily Telegraph, 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  14. Craig Overton: Ashar Zaidi wants apology for alleged slur, BBC Sport, 2015-12-14. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
  15. "Somerset First-Class Batting Records – 2016".
  16. "100's for Craig and Roelof in draw". Somerset County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  17. "Pete and Ryan reflect on their record breaking week". Somerset County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
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  19. "England call up Craig Overton for third New Zealand ODI". BBC Sport. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  20. "Livingstone, Crane in England T20 squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  21. "England name Test squad for Ashes tour". England and Wales Cricket Board. 27 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  22. "2nd Test (D/N), England tour of Australia and New Zealand at Adelaide, Dec 2-6 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  23. "Overton's silent answer to Smith's jibe". ESPNcricinfo. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  24. "Overton replaces injured Plunkett". Sky Sports. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  25. "4th ODI (D/N), Australia tour of England at Chester-le-Street, Jun 21 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  26. "Craig Overton joins England for 4th Test match". Cricingif. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  27. "England Men confirm back-to-training group". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  28. "Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  29. "England announce 30-man training squad ahead of first West Indies Test". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  30. "Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  31. "England name squad for first Test against West Indies". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  32. "England v West Indies: Dom Bess in squad, Jack Leach misses out". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
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