Jonathan Ian Longley (born 12 April 1969) is an American born former English professional cricketer who played for Kent and Durham County Cricket Clubs between 1989 and 1996. Longley was a right-handed batsman who played occasionally as a wicketkeeper.
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| Full name | Jonathan Ian Longley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 April 1969 New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicketkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1993 | Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1996 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 23 December 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Longley was born at New Brunswick, New Jersey and educated at Tonbridge School in Kent and Durham University.[1][2][3] He was a "free-scoring batsman" at school[4] and made his first-class cricket debut for Kent in the 1989 County Championship against Essex. He made his List-A cricket debut during the same season for Combined Universities.[2]
Longley played 10 first-class and 14 one-day matches for Kent but found his opportunities limited.[2][4] He left the county and joined Durham ahead of the 1994 season. Longley made his Durham debut in 1994, scoring a century on debut and going on to play 25 first-class and 36 one-day matches for the county.[2][4] As well as playing for Kent and Durham he played 13 matches for the Combined Universities between 1989 and 1991.[2]
References edit
- ^ Jonathan Longley, CricInfo. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ a b c d e Jonathan Longley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ B.A., University of Durham Congregation (26 June 10:50am), 1991, p. 5. Durham: Durham University.
- ^ a b c Martin-Jenkins C (1997) Graveney in highest class as a gentle persuader, Daily Telegraph, 1997-06-16. Re-published at CricInfo, retrieved 2018-12-15.