Justin Bishop (cricketer)
Justin Bishop (born 4 January 1982) is an English cricketer. Bishop is a left-handed batsman and a left-arm medium-fast bowler.[1]
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| Full name | Justin Edward Bishop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 January 1982 Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Bish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium-fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Keith Bishop (father) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–present | Suffolk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | British Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Durham UCCE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Suffolk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2005 | Essex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 6 July 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born in Bury St. Edmunds, he played 25 first-class games for Essex from 1999 to 2005. Having first represented Essex in August 1999 in the CGU National League, he would later appear throughout the Division Two seasons of 1999-2002, before Essex's promotion into the First Division, playing in 23 List A one day games in all. He made 4 first-class fifties and took 57 wickets in all.
Bishop has since participated in the Minor Counties Championship Eastern Division for Suffolk, making his debut against Cumberland on 7 August 2005.
Since 2009 he has taught physical education at County Upper School in Bury St Edmunds working alongside fellow cricketer and history teacher Robin Kemp.
References
- "Player profile: Justin Bishop". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2011.