Full name David James Pipe
Born December 16, 1977, Bradford, Yorkshire
Current age 31 years 330 days
Major teams Derbyshire, Worcestershire, Worcestershire Cricket Board
Also known as Jamie
Nickname Pipey
Batting style Right-hand bat
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Height 5 ft 11 in
Education Queensbury Upper School
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 82 | 121 | 22 | 2870 | 133* | 28.98 | 4 | 12 | 225 | 21 | ||||
| List A | 72 | 60 | 12 | 837 | 83 | 17.43 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 17 | ||||
| Twenty20 | 45 | 35 | 9 | 353 | 45 | 13.57 | 281 | 125.62 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 19 | 13 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 82 | 6 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 5.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 72 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Twenty20 | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | 1998 |
| Last First-class | Derbyshire v Essex at Derby, Sep 23-26, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2000 |
| Last List A | Derbyshire v Glamorgan at Derby, Sep 27, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Worcestershire v Gloucestershire at Worcester, Jul 2, 2004 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard |
James Pipe dreamed of being a county cricketer, and got his wish in 1998 when he signed for Worcestershire. He had to wait a long time to establish himself at New Road, but when Steven Rhodes finally retired in 2004 Pipe had his chance. He was unlucky that his promotion coincided with the emergence of the exceptionally talented Steven Davies, and Pipe, anticipating he would once more be playing second-fiddle, moved to Derbyshire for the 2006 season.
The move proved a good one as he was the only 'keeper on the staff and put in some impressive performances with the bat to go with his 50 dismissals in 14 matches. The most exhilarating was a 79-ball 84 to help defeat Somerset. He improved further in 2007, registering his first two hundreds for the county and finishing with an average of 36.06.
He is a hugely popular member of the squad, is constantly in the gym and is also working towards becoming a qualified phsysiotherapist.
Alan Curr November 2007
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