Love was tipped for stardom but like the player he most resembled, John Hampshire his Yorkshire teammate, he never quite fulfilled his potential on the national stage.[citation needed] A tall, fair haired middle order batsman, he was particularly strong on the front foot, and a powerful driver of the ball. He played for Yorkshire between 1975 and 1989,[1] and twice passed a thousand runs for a first-class season. He averaged 31.09 in 250 matches, in which he scored 10,355 runs with a best of 170 not out. Love scored 13 first-class centuries. He developed a reputation in the one day arena, where he averaged 26.67 with 4,962 runs in 238 games, with a best of 118 not out.
He played three ODIs for England against Australia in 1981, without doing enough to secure a permanent spot. Love's brightest hour was winning the Gold Award, in the 1987 Benson & Hedges Cup final versus Northamptonshire, for his unbeaten 75.
Love was installed as President of the Yorkshire Players' Association by the retiring President, Phil Sharpe, at the Association's AGM in March 2011.[1]: 42
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^ abcdeWarner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 373. ISBN978-1-905080-85-4.
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love, cricketer, james, derek, love, born, april, 1955, former, english, first, class, cricketer, played, three, internationals, england, 1981, played, first, class, cricket, matches, yorkshire, from, 1975, 1989, well, representing, marylebone, cricket, club, . James Derek Love born 22 April 1955 1 is a former English first class cricketer who played in three One Day Internationals for England in 1981 He played in 247 first class cricket matches for Yorkshire from 1975 to 1989 1 as well as representing the Marylebone Cricket Club MCC Lincolnshire the Minor Counties and Scotland Jim LovePersonal informationFull nameJames Derek LoveBorn 1955 04 22 22 April 1955 age 69 Headingley Leeds Yorkshire EnglandBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm mediumInternational informationNational sideEnglandODI debut cap 60 4 June 1981 v AustraliaLast ODI8 June 1981 v AustraliaCareer statisticsCompetition ODI FC LAMatches 3 250 238Runs scored 61 10 355 4 962Batting average 20 33 31 09 26 67100s 50s 0 0 13 56 4 24Top score 43 170 118 Balls bowled 1 413 204Wickets 12 5Bowling average 69 58 28 005 wickets in innings 0 010 wickets in match 0 0Best bowling 2 0 2 17Catches stumpings 1 125 47 Source CricInfo 6 July 2011Life and career editLove was tipped for stardom but like the player he most resembled John Hampshire his Yorkshire teammate he never quite fulfilled his potential on the national stage citation needed A tall fair haired middle order batsman he was particularly strong on the front foot and a powerful driver of the ball He played for Yorkshire between 1975 and 1989 1 and twice passed a thousand runs for a first class season He averaged 31 09 in 250 matches in which he scored 10 355 runs with a best of 170 not out Love scored 13 first class centuries He developed a reputation in the one day arena where he averaged 26 67 with 4 962 runs in 238 games with a best of 118 not out He played three ODIs for England against Australia in 1981 without doing enough to secure a permanent spot Love s brightest hour was winning the Gold Award in the 1987 Benson amp Hedges Cup final versus Northamptonshire for his unbeaten 75 Love left Yorkshire at the end of 1989 1 playing Minor Counties Championship cricket for Lincolnshire before joining Scotland team as a player and administrator He eventually became Scotland s director of cricket but resigned in 2001 to run a pub in Yorkshire He is now coach at Yorkshire ECB County Premier League side Scarborough Cricket Club Love was installed as President of the Yorkshire Players Association by the retiring President Phil Sharpe at the Association s AGM in March 2011 1 42 References edit a b c d e Warner David 2011 The Yorkshire County Cricket Club 2011 Yearbook 113th ed Ilkley Yorkshire Great Northern Books p 373 ISBN 978 1 905080 85 4 nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to English cricket is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Love cricketer amp oldid 1198692605, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
