ECB pays tribute to former England cricketer John Jameson’s demise

On 13 September, former England and Warwickshire cricketer John Jameson passed away at the age of 84. The England and Wales Cricket Board, among others, is deeply mourning his departure. In spite of limited opportunities, Jameson etched a notable name for himself in the First Class matches.

The wicketkeeper-batter scored 18,941 runs in 361 First Class matches (611 innings), including 33 hundreds and 90 fifties. In List A cricket, he also made his mark and reached 4,492 runs in 173 matches. Jameson was a good keeper and took 316 catches in FC and List A matches, respectively, in addition to bowling medium pace on occasion.

At Warwickshire, Jameson was an integral member of the team and was important to the team that won the Championship in 1972. One of the highlights was in 1974 when he added 465 runs with Rohan Kanhai for the second-wicket partnership against Gloucestershire, which is still a record to this day.

Memorable Feats and Life After Retirement

“It was one of those days when everything went right. We just kept going and neither of us even gave a chance. We had to declare after 100 overs and it’s probably just as well,” Jameson had recalled in an interview with ESPNcricinfo.

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On the international stage, Jameson played four Tests for England, with his best effort being a 152-ball 82 against India at The Oval. Unfortunately, he also became the first English batter to be run out twice in the same match. Post-retirement, he remained deeply connected to cricket, serving as head coach at Taunton School, umpiring from 1984–1987, coaching Sussex in 1988, and later working as MCC’s assistant secretary. For his immense contribution to the game, he was awarded an MBE in 2010.