James Alan Regan (born 30 May 1994) is an English cricketer who played for Somerset County Cricket Club. He is a right-handed batsman who also plays as a wicket-keeper.
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| Full name | James Alan Regan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 May 1994 Frimley, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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| 2012–2015 | Somerset (squad no. 19) | ||||||||||||||
| Only First-class | 31 March 2012 Somerset v Cardiff MCCU | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 31 March 2012 | |||||||||||||||
He has recently signed for Bridgwater Cricket Club but the bookies have short odds on him reversing that decision before the start of the season to stay at his beloved St Andrews.
Life and career edit
James Regan was born in Frimley, Surrey on 30 May 1994. Regan attended St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Farnborough and All Hallows Catholic School, Farnham before moving onto King's College, where he scored runs heavily.[1][2] Regan joined the Somerset County Cricket Club academy in 2011 and featured significantly for the Somerset Second XI towards the end of the summer with both bat and gloves.[1]
Regan made his first-class debut for Somerset against Cardiff MCC University on 31 March 2012, following the decision to rest senior wicket-keepers Jos Buttler and Craig Kieswetter.[3] Regan didn't bat in Somerset's only innings of the match and failed to take a catch behind the stumps.[4] Regan then kept wicket for part of the two-day match against the touring South Africans in July 2012.[5] Regan spent the 2012–13 winter playing grade cricket for Latrobe Cricket Club in Tasmania, Australia.[6]
In 2013, Regan played regularly for the Somerset 2nd XI but his only first team match was against Cardiff MCCU in a three-day match.[7]
Having played regularly and scored well with the bat for the Second XI in the 2014 season, Regan was expected to make his break through into the first team in 2015. However, before the career-ending injury to Craig Kieswetter, Regan broke his metacarpal on his right index finger just on the knuckle.[8] With Alex Barrow as the only fit wicket-keeper in the squad, the county signed Michael Bates as cover. At the end of the 2015 season, Regan was released by Somerset.[9] Regan subsequently announced that he would retrain as an independent financial advisor, with Taunton-based Cooper Associates.[10] He now works in the mortgage division of the company and looks after a number of clients from within cricket.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b "James Regan – Academy – Somerset County Cricket Club". Somerset County Cricket Club. Archived from the original on 3 May 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Young Somerset trio a tribute to Breakwell and King's". The Cricketer. 24 May 2011.
- ^ "James Regan named as 'keeper for Cardiff MCCU game". Somerset County Cricket Club. 30 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Somerset v Cardiff Marylebone Cricket Club University at Taunton, 31 March - 2 April 2012". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Tour match: Somerset v South Africans at Taunton, 9-10 July 2012". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "James Regan impresses on debut in Tasmania". Somerset County Cricket Club. 15 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Somerset v Cardiff Marylebone Cricket Club University at Taunton, 1-3 May 2013". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
- ^ "Regan On The Way Back - News - Somerset County Cricket Club". somersetcountycc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "George Dockrell: Somerset release Ireland left-arm spinner". BBC Sport. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "James Regan Bids Farewell To The County Ground - News - Somerset County Cricket Club". somersetcountycc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
- ^ "Our People - Cooper Associates". Retrieved 25 April 2017.
External links edit
- James Regan at ESPNcricinfo
- James Regan at CricketArchive (subscription required)