Jim Stewart was born in Wales and his family moved to Warwickshire when he was a boy.[2] He made his first-class debut for Warwickshire in 1955 and played frequently without establishing his place until 1959, when he scored 1799 runs at an average of 40.88 with five centuries.[3] He hit four of those centuries in five innings. Against Lancashire he set a world first-class record by hitting 17 sixes in the match.[2] A tall, powerfully built opening batsman, he was an especially strong driver.[2]
He had another successful season in 1960, with 1764 runs at an average of 42.00.[3] He was selected to tour New Zealand in 1960-61 with a team of young English players, making 354 runs in the first-class matches at 39.33 and playing in all three unofficial Tests against New Zealand.[4] His most successful season was 1962, when he scored 2318 runs, including 2100 runs at 42.85 in the County Championship.[5] His seven centuries that year included his highest score, when he made 182 not out and 79 not out in the victory over Leicestershire.[6]
A broken big toe on his left foot, which led to the toe's amputation, hampered his progress for the next few years, and he was also held back by an operation for arthritis in his right hand.[2] Nevertheless, he still exceeded 1000 runs in 1965 and 1968.[3] After leaving Warwickshire at the end of the 1969 season he played a few matches for Northamptonshire in the John Player League in 1971 and 1972, but with little success.[7]
stewart, cricketer, william, james, perver, stewart, born, august, 1934, llanelly, former, first, class, cricketer, played, warwickshire, from, 1955, 1969, northamptonshire, 1971, 1972, stewartpersonal, informationfull, namewilliam, james, perver, stewartborn,. William James Perver Stewart born 31 August 1934 in Llanelly is a former first class cricketer He played for Warwickshire from 1955 to 1969 and for Northamptonshire in 1971 and 1972 1 Jim StewartPersonal informationFull nameWilliam James Perver StewartBorn 1934 08 31 31 August 1934 age 89 Llanelly Monmouthshire WalesBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm off breakDomestic team informationYearsTeam1955 to 1969Warwickshire1971 to 1972NorthamptonshireCareer statisticsCompetition First class List AMatches 290 29Runs scored 14826 413Batting average 34 08 17 95100s 50s 25 76 0 3Top score 182 59Balls bowled 18 0Wickets 2 Bowling average 7 50 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 2 4 Catches stumpings 132 5 Source CricinfoLife and career editJim Stewart was born in Wales and his family moved to Warwickshire when he was a boy 2 He made his first class debut for Warwickshire in 1955 and played frequently without establishing his place until 1959 when he scored 1799 runs at an average of 40 88 with five centuries 3 He hit four of those centuries in five innings Against Lancashire he set a world first class record by hitting 17 sixes in the match 2 A tall powerfully built opening batsman he was an especially strong driver 2 He had another successful season in 1960 with 1764 runs at an average of 42 00 3 He was selected to tour New Zealand in 1960 61 with a team of young English players making 354 runs in the first class matches at 39 33 and playing in all three unofficial Tests against New Zealand 4 His most successful season was 1962 when he scored 2318 runs including 2100 runs at 42 85 in the County Championship 5 His seven centuries that year included his highest score when he made 182 not out and 79 not out in the victory over Leicestershire 6 A broken big toe on his left foot which led to the toe s amputation hampered his progress for the next few years and he was also held back by an operation for arthritis in his right hand 2 Nevertheless he still exceeded 1000 runs in 1965 and 1968 3 After leaving Warwickshire at the end of the 1969 season he played a few matches for Northamptonshire in the John Player League in 1971 and 1972 but with little success 7 He was also a rugby union player who played at full back in three of the Warwickshire teams that won the rugby union County Championship 2 He and his wife Frances were married in Coventry in November 1960 8 References edit Jim Stewart CricketArchive Retrieved 10 May 2020 a b c d e John Arlott Arlott on Cricket Willow Books London 1984 pp 130 32 a b c First class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Jim Stewart CricketArchive Retrieved 10 May 2020 M C C Tour of New Zealand Wisden 1962 pp 864 77 Wisden 1963 p 633 Leicestershire v Warwickshire 1962 Cricinfo Retrieved 10 May 2020 List A Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Jim Stewart CricketArchive Retrieved 10 May 2020 The Marriage of Warwickshire Cricketer Jim Stewart Getty Images Retrieved 10 May 2020 External links editJim Stewart at ESPNcricinfo Jim Stewart at CricketArchive subscription required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Stewart cricketer amp oldid 1056078506, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
