Sales was educated at Caterham School, an independent school in Caterham in Surrey. On his debut at the age of 16, he became the youngest scorer of a half-century in the Sunday League, scoring 70 not out against Essex.[1] He scored 0 and 210 not out on his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Worcestershire at Kidderminster in 1996. At 18, he became the youngest player to score a double hundred in the Championship, and in the same year, received the NBC Denis Compton Award. The 210* was not his highest score however; he has passed 200 six other times including a triple century against Essex in 1999 at the age of 21.[2] In 1999, Sales became Northamptonshire's youngest recipient of a county cap.
In late 2001, he joined Wellington cricket club in New Zealand for a year. In 2004, he was made captain of Northamptonshire replacing Mike Hussey. While captain, he continued to score at an average of over 40, but in 2008, he chose to step down from the role prematurely to concentrate on his batting and boost his chances of playing for England.[3] He was replaced by Nicky Boje for the start of the 2008 season. During the 2009 season, he was ruled out in March with injury until 2010.[4] In January 2010, Sales was picked along with new teammate James Middlebrook to represent the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Durham in Abu Dhabi.[5] This was his first game since his injury in 2009.
Sales retired from cricket at the end of the 2014 season.[6] His final match was a NatWest t20 Blast match against Durham. The match was stopped due to rain with no result; Sales did not bat in his final match.[7]
International careeredit
Sales was tipped for England honours early in his career. He played for the Under 19 side while in his last year of compulsory education and made the step up a year later playing for England A. However, on an 'A' tour to the West Indies, he sustained ligament damage to his knee playing beach volleyball before playing a game and missed the whole of the 2001 English season.[8] Sales has been identified as the best player never to receive England Test cricket recognition.[9]
Personal lifeedit
His son James Sales is also a professional cricketer for Northants.[10]
david, sales, david, john, grimwood, sales, born, december, 1977, english, cricket, player, played, northamptonshire, england, wellington, cricket, teams, personal, informationfull, namedavid, john, grimwood, salesborn, 1977, december, 1977, carshalton, london. David John Grimwood Sales born 3 December 1977 is an English cricket player who has played for the Northamptonshire England A and Wellington cricket teams David SalesPersonal informationFull nameDavid John Grimwood SalesBorn 1977 12 03 3 December 1977 age 46 Carshalton London EnglandNicknameJumble Car BootHeight6 ft 0 in 1 83 m BattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumRoleMiddle Order BatsmanRelationsJames Sales son Domestic team informationYearsTeam1994 2014Northamptonshire squad no 5 2001 02WellingtonCareer statisticsCompetition FC LA T20Matches 249 267 61Runs scored 14 140 7 406 1 279Batting average 39 27 33 81 28 42100s 50s 29 64 4 53 0 10Top score 303 161 78 Balls bowled 345 84 12Wickets 9 0 1Bowling average 20 44 23 005 wickets in innings 0 010 wickets in match 0 0Best bowling 4 25 1 10Catches stumpings 212 114 28 Source CricketArchive 21 January 2016 Contents 1 Domestic career 2 International career 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDomestic career editSales was educated at Caterham School an independent school in Caterham in Surrey On his debut at the age of 16 he became the youngest scorer of a half century in the Sunday League scoring 70 not out against Essex 1 He scored 0 and 210 not out on his first class debut for Northamptonshire against Worcestershire at Kidderminster in 1996 At 18 he became the youngest player to score a double hundred in the Championship and in the same year received the NBC Denis Compton Award The 210 was not his highest score however he has passed 200 six other times including a triple century against Essex in 1999 at the age of 21 2 In 1999 Sales became Northamptonshire s youngest recipient of a county cap In late 2001 he joined Wellington cricket club in New Zealand for a year In 2004 he was made captain of Northamptonshire replacing Mike Hussey While captain he continued to score at an average of over 40 but in 2008 he chose to step down from the role prematurely to concentrate on his batting and boost his chances of playing for England 3 He was replaced by Nicky Boje for the start of the 2008 season During the 2009 season he was ruled out in March with injury until 2010 4 In January 2010 Sales was picked along with new teammate James Middlebrook to represent the Marylebone Cricket Club MCC against Durham in Abu Dhabi 5 This was his first game since his injury in 2009 Sales retired from cricket at the end of the 2014 season 6 His final match was a NatWest t20 Blast match against Durham The match was stopped due to rain with no result Sales did not bat in his final match 7 International career editSales was tipped for England honours early in his career He played for the Under 19 side while in his last year of compulsory education and made the step up a year later playing for England A However on an A tour to the West Indies he sustained ligament damage to his knee playing beach volleyball before playing a game and missed the whole of the 2001 English season 8 Sales has been identified as the best player never to receive England Test cricket recognition 9 Personal life editHis son James Sales is also a professional cricketer for Northants 10 See also editList of double centuries scored on first class cricket debutReferences edit Essex vs Northamptonshire in 1994 CricketArchive Retrieved 3 February 2015 Fletcher Iain 1 August 1999 Sales of the centuries The Independent Retrieved 22 July 2009 Sales steps down from Northants captaincy Cricinfo 30 January 2008 Retrieved 2008 04 05 Northants ace Sales misses season BBC Sport 12 June 2009 Retrieved 2009 06 12 MCC pick Northants David Sales and James Middlebrook BBC Sport 27 January 2010 Retrieved 2010 02 15 ESPNcricinfo staff David Sales announces retirement ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 3 February 2015 North Division Northamptonshire v Durham at Northampton Jun 27 2014 ESPNcricinfo Retrieved 3 February 2015 Randall Charles 3 January 2001 January blues for poor Sales The Telegraph Retrieved 31 July 2009 Sales is my selection as the best to never earn England Test call up James Sales Gets England U19 Call September 2021 External links editDavid Sales at ESPNcricinfo Player Profile David Sales from northantscricket com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Sales amp oldid 1220121566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
