Full name Joseph John Sayers
Born November 5, 1983, Leeds, Yorkshire
Current age 26 years 5 days
Major teams Oxford UCCE, Oxford University, Yorkshire
Nickname JJ
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Height 6 ft 0 in
Education St Mary's RC Comprehensive School, Menston, Oxford University
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 76 | 125 | 10 | 3965 | 187 | 34.47 | 10458 | 37.91 | 10 | 17 | 48 | 0 | ||
| List A | 20 | 20 | 2 | 415 | 62 | 23.05 | 722 | 57.47 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Twenty20 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6.00 | 22 | 81.81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First-class | 76 | 137 | 86 | 3 | 3/20 | 3/20 | 28.66 | 3.76 | 45.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| List A | 20 | 54 | 71 | 1 | 1/31 | 1/31 | 71.00 | 7.88 | 54.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| First-class debut | 2002 |
| Last First-class | Yorkshire v Hampshire at Leeds, Sep 23-26, 2009 scorecard |
| List A debut | 2003 |
| Last List A | Yorkshire v Gloucestershire at Leeds, Sep 10, 2009 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut | Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire at Leeds, Jul 3, 2005 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 | Yorkshire v Derbyshire at Leeds, Jun 28, 2009 scorecard |
Born and bred in Yorkshire, Joe Sayers is a solid presence in their top order. It is probably fair to say he is a stodgy batsman, but has played a number of priceless innings in tricky conditions. His career sparked into life for a few months in 2007 with a string of impressive scores including a career-best 187 against Kent.
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