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James Foster

Full name:	James Savin Foster
Born:	15th April 1980, Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, Essex, England
Batting:	Right-hand batsman
Wicket-keeper
Teams:	England (Test: 2001/02-2002/03); England (ODI: 2001/02); England (Int Twenty20: 2009); England (Twenty20 World Cup: 2009); Essex (Main FC: 2000-2009); Durham University Centre of Cricketing Excellence (Main FC: 2001); Marylebone Cricket Club (Main FC: 2004-2009); Essex (Main ListA: 2000-2009); Essex (Main Twenty20: 2003-2009); All teams
Essex cap: 2001
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	Brief profile of James Foster

James Foster was earmarked early on as an England wicketkeeper in the making. After just four first-class matches for Essex he was selected for the England A tour of West Indies in 2000-01. His chance came on the 2001-02 one-day tour of Zimbabwe, where he made his debut at Harare, before earning a spot on the trip to India after Stewart opted out. He made a nervous start at Mohali, but became more assured during the tour and impressed with some determined innings. He retained his place for the tour of New Zealand after Christmas, but was ousted from the one-day squad when England searched for greater balance by using Marcus Trescothick. He unfortunately broke his arm during nets with Essex, allowing Alec Stewart to slot back into the team. Though Foster performed consistently in county cricket there was no way back in the summer of 2002, but he'd done enough to be the reserve keep on the Ashes tour that winter. He won one more Test cap, at Melbourne, when Stewart injured his arm, but was fighting a losing battle as England attempted to field five bowlers. When Stewart retired at the end of the 2003 season Andrew Flintoff's emergence had opened the way for a keeper at No. 7 - but it was Chris Read, not Foster, who got the nod. Since them, Geraint Jones has claimed the gloves and latterly Matt Prior. He was promoted to vice-captain during the 2007 season and impressed with both his batting and keeping in 2008 - in particular his standing up to the stumps, which was one of the decisive factors of his call-up to England's Twenty20 squad in 2009.
Profile DateLine: 8th May 2009 by CricketArchive Staff Reporter

Test Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02-2002/03)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
England	7	12	3	226	48	25.11	0	0	34.55	17	1

First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (2000-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct	St
Overall	147	218	28	6784	212	35.70	12	33	406	34

First-Class Career Bowling (2001-2008)
	Balls	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BB	Ave	5wI	10wM	SRate	Econ
Overall	84	0	128	1	1-122	128.00	0	0	84.00	9.14

One-Day International Career Batting and Fielding (2001/02)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
England	11	6	3	41	13	13.66	0	0	57.74	13	7

One-Day Career Batting and Fielding (2000-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
Overall	143	109	29	1978	71	24.72	0	7	80.21	175	42

International Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
England	5	5	2	37	14*	12.33	0	0	115.62	3	3

Twenty20 Career Batting and Fielding (2003-2009)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	SRate	Ct	St
Overall	58	48	11	775	62*	20.94	0	3	136.20	25	21

Youth Test Career Batting and Fielding (1999)
	M	I	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50	Ct	St
England Under-19s	3	4	1	52	39*	17.33	0	0	5	1