James Bazley

{{short description|Australian cricketer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=October 2015}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = James Bazley

| image = JAMES BAZLEY (15519596687).jpg

| caption = Bazley in 2023

| country = Australia

| fullname = James Jordan Bazley

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Buderim, Queensland, Australia

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right arm fast-medium

| role = All-rounder

| club1 = Cricket Australia XI

| year1 = {{nowrap|2014/15–2016/17}}

| clubnumber1 = 7

| club2 = Queensland

| year2 = 2020/21–2023/24

| clubnumber2 =

| club3 = Brisbane Heat

| year3 = {{nowrap|2020/21–2022/23}}

| clubnumber3 = 7

| club4 = Kent

| year4 = 2023

| clubnumber4 = 77

| club5 = Adelaide Strikers

| year5 = 2023/24–

| clubnumber5 = 7

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 13

| runs1 = 288

| bat avg1 = 24.00

| 100s/50s1 = 0/3

| top score1 = 64*

| deliveries1 = 1,480

| wickets1 = 20

| bowl avg1 = 36.70

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/9

| catches/stumpings1 = 9/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 28

| runs2 = 247

| bat avg2 = 11.76

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 45

| deliveries2 = 934

| wickets2 = 22

| bowl avg2 = 42.31

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/12

| catches/stumpings2 = 6/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 48

| runs3 = 442

| bat avg3 = 14.25

| 100s/50s3 = 0/0

| top score3 = 49*

| deliveries3 = 697

| wickets3 = 33

| bowl avg3 = 31.03

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 4/22

| catches/stumpings3 = 11/–

| date = 29 January

| year = 2025

| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/james-bazley-709675 Cricinfo

}}

James Jordan Bazley (born 8 April 1995) is an Australian cricketer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/709675.html |title=James Bazley |access-date=5 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He has been described as an all-rounder who is a medium-fast bowler and power-hitting lower order batsman.{{Cite web |date=24 September 2015|title=Exciting young talents in Cricket Australia XI

|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/cricket-australia-xi-matador-cup-squad-gregory-richardson-gitch-heazlett/2015-09-24 |access-date=29 November 2022|website=Cricket Australia}}

Bazley began his cricket career playing for the Sunshine Coast Cricket Club in Queensland Premier Cricket.{{Cite web |date=26 November 2015|title=Scorcher may play West Indies

|url=https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/sunshine-coast/sport/scorcher-may-play-west-indies/news-story/161e71bf2831cde01a140a4a2a0ce27d |access-date=29 November 2022|website=Courier Mail}} He was selected to represent Australia at the 2014 Under 19 World Cup and was described as having an important impact in the tournament with bat and ball. He received a rookie contract with the Brisbane Heat the same year.{{cite web |url= https://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/bbl-former-brisbane-rookie-james-bazley-returns-to-the-heat/news-story/e18b0d7cf4cbd4de95298ddeb2311215 |work=News.com.au |access-date=30 December 2020 |title= BBL: Former Brisbane rookie James Bazley returns to the Heat}} He did not play for the Brisbane Heat in the 2014–15 season but was selected to represent a Cricket Australia XI in a T20 tour game against South Africa.{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020|title=JAMES BAZLEY SIGNS ON

|url=https://www.brisbaneheat.com.au/news/bazley-/2020-11-12 |access-date=29 November 2022|website=Cricket Network}}

In 2015 Bazley was selected in the squad of the newly established Cricket Australia XI which competed in the 2015–16 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, and he made his List A debut for the team on 5 October 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/895869.html |title=Matador BBQs One-Day Cup, 2nd Match: New South Wales v Cricket Australia XI at Sydney, Oct 5, 2015 |access-date=5 October 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} In November he was named as twelfth man in the Cricket Australia XI for a tour game against the visiting West Indies Test team, and he ultimately played in the match making his first-class debut and taking four wickets across two innings bowling and scoring a 50 in the only innings he batted in.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/942611.html |title=West Indies tour of Australia, Tour Match: Cricket Australia XI v West Indians at Brisbane, Dec 2-5, 2015 |access-date=2 December 2015 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}

In 2015 Bazley received a rookie contract with the Queensland state team and was still playing for Sunshine Coast in grade cricket,{{Cite web |date=23 April 2015|title=Queensland Bulls Contracts Announced

|url=https://www.qldcricket.com.au/news/queensland-bulls-contracts-announced/2015-04-23 |access-date=29 November 2022|website=Queensland Cricket}} and as of 2017 he had received a full state contract with Queensland but had moved to East Redlands in grade cricket.{{Cite web |date=15 August 2017|title=New Additions To Bulls and Fire Squads

|url=https://www.qldcricket.com.au/news/new-additions-to-bulls-and-fire-squads/2017-08-15 |access-date=29 November 2022|website=Queensland Cricket}} In 2016 he received a contract from the Hobart Hurricanes,{{Cite web |date=14 December 2016|title=HURRICANES HEAD TO SUNSHINE COAST

|url=https://www.hobarthurricanes.com.au/news/kfc-sunshine-coast-smash/2016-12-14 |access-date=29 November 2022|website=Cricket Network}} and he suffered a career-threatening groin injury whilst training with the side in 2017 being sidelined for the entirety of the 2017/18 season and the vast majority of the 2018/19 season.

In the 2019/20 season Bazley returned to cricket by playing for the East Redlands side in Queensland Premier Cricket and the Queensland 2nd XI, and he was contracted by the Brisbane Heat for the 2020/21 Big Bash League. In 2021 he returned to the Queensland state team receiving a full contract,{{Cite web |date=13 May 2021|title=Champions Reveal 2021 Squad

|url=https://www.qldcricket.com.au/news/bulls-finalise-2021-squad/2021-05-13 |access-date=29 November 2022|website=Queensland Cricket}} and he was re-signed by the Heat for the 2022/23 Big Bash League.{{Cite web |date=29 June 2022|title=USMAN KHAWAJA SIGNS FOUR-YEAR DEAL

|url=https://www.brisbaneheat.com.au/news/usman-khawaja-signs/2022-06-29 |access-date=29 November 2022|website=Cricket Network}}

On 9 August 2023, Bazley signed with Adelaide Strikers on a multi-year deal starting in 2023–24.{{Cite web |date=9 August 2023|title=Bazball is coming to Adelaide Oval

|url=https://www.adelaidestrikers.com.au/news/3622428/bazball-is-coming-to-adelaide-oval/2023-08/09 |access-date=3 September 2023|website=Adelaide Strikers}}

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