Jason Kerr (cricketer)

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Jason Kerr
Personal information
Full name
Jason Ian Douglas Kerr
Born (1974-04-07) 7 April 1974 (age 51)
Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleAll-rounder
Somerset Head Coach
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1993–2001Somerset
2002Derbyshire
FC debut8 May 1993 Somerset v Australians
Last FC18 September 2002 Derbyshire v Worcestershire
LA debut16 May 1993 Somerset v Lancashire
Last LA22 September 2002 Derbyshire v Middlesex
Career statistics
CompetitionFCLA
Matches65113
Runs scored1,693769
Batting average21.9813.25
100s/50s0/80/2
Top score8065*
Balls bowled8,0744,379
Wickets129124
Bowling average40.3830.08
5 wickets in innings20
10 wickets in match0n/a
Best bowling7/234/28
Catches/stumpings18/–18/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 August 2016

Jason Ian Douglas Kerr (born 7 April 1974 in Bolton, Greater Manchester) is an English cricket coach and former first-class cricketer, who is currently head coach of Somerset County Cricket Club.

An all-rounder, he played as right-handed batsman, who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1993, before moving to Derbyshire in 2001.

After back injury curtailed his career at the end of 2002, Bridgwater Cricket Club appointed Kerr as director of coaching in 2004 to spearhead their West of England Premier League promotion bid. He succeeded Ben Wellington, who resigned in early February 2004 because of his commitments as a full-time coach at Somerset's Centre of Excellence.[1] Kerr returned to Somerset as a self-employed coach in 2005, before taking up the Academy Director post full-time in February 2006, replacing the ECB bound Kevin Shine.[2] At the end of the 2013 season, Kerr was promoted to the role of First XI bowling coach.[3]

In October 2017, following the departure of Director of Cricket Matthew Maynard, Kerr was promoted to head coach of Somerset.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Ex-Somerset star signs up". Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2006.
  2. ^ "Kerr to head up academy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2006.
  3. ^ "Somerset add Dave Houghton & Jason Kerr to coaching team". BBC Sport. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Andy Hurry: Somerset name director of cricket, Jason Kerr becomes head coach". BBC Sport. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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    Jason Kerr
    Personal information
    Full name
    Jason Ian Douglas Kerr
    Born (1974-04-07) 7 April 1974 (age 51)
    Bolton, Greater Manchester, England
    BattingRight-handed
    BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
    RoleAll-rounder
    Somerset Head Coach
    Domestic team information
    YearsTeam
    1993–2001Somerset
    2002Derbyshire
    FC debut8 May 1993 Somerset v Australians
    Last FC18 September 2002 Derbyshire v Worcestershire
    LA debut16 May 1993 Somerset v Lancashire
    Last LA22 September 2002 Derbyshire v Middlesex
    Career statistics
    CompetitionFCLA
    Matches65113
    Runs scored1,693769
    Batting average21.9813.25
    100s/50s0/80/2
    Top score8065*
    Balls bowled8,0744,379
    Wickets129124
    Bowling average40.3830.08
    5 wickets in innings20
    10 wickets in match0n/a
    Best bowling7/234/28
    Catches/stumpings18/–18/–
    Source: CricketArchive, 4 August 2016

    Jason Ian Douglas Kerr (born 7 April 1974 in Bolton, Greater Manchester) is an English cricket coach and former first-class cricketer, who is currently head coach of Somerset County Cricket Club.

    An all-rounder, he played as right-handed batsman, who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He played first-class cricket for Somerset from 1993, before moving to Derbyshire in 2001.

    After back injury curtailed his career at the end of 2002, Bridgwater Cricket Club appointed Kerr as director of coaching in 2004 to spearhead their West of England Premier League promotion bid. He succeeded Ben Wellington, who resigned in early February 2004 because of his commitments as a full-time coach at Somerset's Centre of Excellence.[1] Kerr returned to Somerset as a self-employed coach in 2005, before taking up the Academy Director post full-time in February 2006, replacing the ECB bound Kevin Shine.[2] At the end of the 2013 season, Kerr was promoted to the role of First XI bowling coach.[3]

    In October 2017, following the departure of Director of Cricket Matthew Maynard, Kerr was promoted to head coach of Somerset.[4]

    References

    1. ^ "Ex-Somerset star signs up". Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2006.
    2. ^ "Kerr to head up academy". Archived from the original on 7 October 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2006.
    3. ^ "Somerset add Dave Houghton & Jason Kerr to coaching team". BBC Sport. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
    4. ^ "Andy Hurry: Somerset name director of cricket, Jason Kerr becomes head coach". BBC Sport. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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