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David Sales
England
Player profile
Full name David John Grimwood Sales
Born December 3, 1977, Carshalton, Surrey
Current age 30 years 219 days
Major teams Northamptonshire, Wellington
Nickname Jumble, Car-boot
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium
Height
6 ft 0 in
Education Caterham School
Batting and fielding averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
NO |
Runs |
HS |
Ave |
BF |
SR |
100 |
50 |
4s |
6s |
Ct |
St |
| First-class |
179 |
286 |
27 |
10905 |
303* |
42.10 |
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21 |
56 |
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161 |
0 |
| List A |
223 |
211 |
29 |
6105 |
161 |
33.54 |
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4 |
42 |
|
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103 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
43 |
41 |
10 |
1074 |
78* |
34.64 |
806 |
133.25 |
0 |
10 |
94 |
47 |
25 |
0 |
Bowling averages
|
Mat |
Inns |
Balls |
Runs |
Wkts |
BBI |
BBM |
Ave |
Econ |
SR |
4w |
5w |
10 |
| First-class |
179 |
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339 |
174 |
9 |
4/25 |
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19.33 |
3.07 |
37.6 |
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0 |
0 |
| List A |
223 |
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84 |
67 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
4.78 |
- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Twenty20 |
43 |
2 |
12 |
23 |
1 |
1/10 |
1/10 |
23.00 |
11.50 |
12.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Career statistics
| First-class debut |
1996 |
| Last First-class |
Middlesex v Northamptonshire at Uxbridge, Jun 29-Jul 2, 2008 scorecard |
| List A debut |
1994 |
| Last List A |
Ireland v Northamptonshire at Dublin, May 28, 2008 scorecard |
| Twenty20 debut |
Worcestershire v Northamptonshire at Worcester, Jun 13, 2003 scorecard |
| Last Twenty20 |
Essex v Northamptonshire at Chelmsford, Jul 7, 2008 scorecard |
The hard-hitting David Sales was a precocious talent, playing for his county and England as a teenager, and his first-class career began in spectacular fashion when he cracked 210 not out against Worcestershire in 1996 aged 18 - the youngest person to score a Championship double hundred. But, inexplicably, for a couple of seasons thereafter he frustrated even his most ardent supporters with inconsistency and mediocre returns. In 1999 he finally broke through, scoring 1291 runs at 51.64, and in 2000-01 he went to the Caribbean with the England A side. It wasn't a happy experience - he sustained a serious knee injury playing beach volleyball after a good start to the tour and missed the entire 2001 season. He returned, but not exactly with a bang, in 2002, but again showed his better side in 2003 when he narrowly missed out on 1000 runs. He was appointed county captain for the 2004 season, a role he has held since. 2006 was another productive year for Sales as he scored over 1200 runs in the Championship, and he bettered that in 2007 with 1384, but he couldn't lead his side to any success in the second division and handed over the reigns before the 2008 season.
Martin Williamson January 2008
NBC Denis Compton Award 1996
Apr 16, 2008 |
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Ravi Bopara has David Sales trapped lbw
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Jul 6, 2007 |
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David Sales smote 61 from 48 balls for Northants
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Jul 7, 2006 |
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David Sales is castled by Richard Grant after scoring 51
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