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| Full name | James Andrew Tomlinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 June 1982 Winchester, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Tommo[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000 | Hampshire Cricket Board | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Wiltshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2016 | Hampshire (squad no. 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 April 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Andrew Tomlinson (born 12 June 1982) is an English former cricketer. A left-arm medium pace bowler, capable of producing swing at a brisk pace,[1] Tomlinson first appeared in senior cricket for the Hampshire Cricket Board in List A cricket in the 2000 NatWest Trophy. He first appeared for Hampshire in first-class cricket in 2002, at this stage of career he had to work his cricket career around his studies at Cardiff University. In 2003 he was Hampshire's recipient of the NBC Denis Compton Award. His early career with Hampshire was beset by injury, which limited his appearances. By 2008, Tomlinson had established himself in the Hampshire team, mostly as a specialist first-class player. It was in this season that he became the first Hampshire bowler since Malcolm Marshall to end the season as the leading wicket taker in the County Championship, finishing with 67 wickets.