Liam Norwell

Liam Connor Norwell (born 27 December 1991) is an English cricketer who currently plays for Warwickshire. A right-handed batsman and right-hand medium pace bowler he made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire against Derbyshire in April 2011. Norwell signed a new two-year contract for Gloucestershire in 2013.

Liam Norwell
Personal information
Full nameLiam Connor Norwell
Born (1991-12-27) 27 December 1991
Bournemouth, Dorset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011–2018Gloucestershire (squad no. 24)
2019–presentWarwickshire (squad no. 24)
First-class debut8 April 2011 Gloucestershire v Derbyshire
List A debut17 July 2012 Gloucestershire v Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 73 17 25
Runs scored 842 47 5
Batting average 14.77 5.87 –
100s/50s 1/2 0/0 0/0
Top score 102 16 2*
Balls bowled 12,851 780 446
Wickets 266 23 13
Bowling average 26.86 31.13 54.30
5 wickets in innings 11 2 0
10 wickets in match 3 n/a n/a
Best bowling 8/43 6/52 3/27
Catches/stumpings 16/– 2/– 10/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 20 September 2020

County career

Born in Bournemouth, Dorset, Norwell made his first-class debut for Gloucestershire in April 2011 against Derbyshire as a 19-year-old. In the first innings Norwell made 19 runs before being run out by Tim Groenewald helping Gloucestershire to 343. In the Derbyshire first innings, Norwell produced an impressive display bowling 11 overs taking 6 wickets for just 46 runs as he helped bowl Derbyshire out for just 157. This remains to this day his best first-class bowling performance. In the second innings Norwell managed 1 wicket, that of Wayne Madsen to take match figures of 7–112 as Gloucestershire won by 7 wickets.[1][2] Norwell followed up this performance with an appearance in the following first-class game against Glamorgan. Norwell took 2 wickets for 49 runs in the first innings helping bowl out Glamorgan for 202. He scored 11 not out in the reply and was wicketless in the second as Gloucestershire lost by 189 runs.[3] Norwell then appeared for Gloucestershire in a drawn match against Middlesex. He opened the bowling in the Middlesex innings along with captain Jon Lewis and took 3 wickets for 102 runs, dismissing Middlesex for 406.[4]

Norwell was hit by injuries in 2013, but coach John Bracewell saw enough for Norwell to be offered a new contract, which he signed through to the end of the 2015 season.[5]

Career best performances

as of 1 October 2013

Batting Bowling
Score Fixture Venue Season Score Fixture Venue Season
FC 78 Gloucestershire v Worcestershire Cheltenham 2014 6–46 Gloucestershire v Derbyshire Bristol 2011
LA 1* Gloucestershire Gladiators v Middlesex Panthers Cheltenham 2012 6–52 Gloucestershire Gladiators v Leicestershire Foxes Leicester 2012
T20 1* Gloucestershire Gladiators v Sussex Sharks Hove 2012 2–41 Gloucestershire Gladiators v Worcestershire Royals Bristol 2012

References
  1. "Gloucestershire v Derbyshire". ESPN Cricinfo. 8–11 April 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. "Derbyshire destroyed by Gloucestershire's Liam Norwell". BBC Sport. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  3. "Gloucestershire v Glamorgan". ESPN Cricinfo. 14–17 April 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  4. "Gloucestershire v Middlesex". ESPN Cricinfo. 4–7 May 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  5. "New Gloucestershire deals for Craig Miles, Liam Norwell, Hamish, Marshall and Ian Cockbain". Sky Sports. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
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