Jamie Grove
{{short description|English cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Jamie Grove
| image =
| country = England
| fullname = Jamie Oliver Grove
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|07|03|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm fast
| height = 187cm
| role = Bowler
| club1 = Essex
| year1 = {{nowrap|1998–1999}}
| club2 = Somerset
| year2 = 2000–2001
| club3 = Leicestershire
| year3 = 2002–2003
| type1 = FC
| debutdate1 = 11 June
| debutyear1 = 1998
| debutfor1 = Essex
| debutagainst1 = Surrey
| lastdate1 = 9 May
| lastyear1 = 2003
| lastfor1 = Leicestershire
| lastagainst1 = Loughborough UCCE
| type2 = LA
| debutdate2 = 25 June
| debutyear2 = 2000
| debutfor2 = Somerset
| debutagainst2 = Zimbabweans
| lastdate2 = 22 June
| lastyear2 = 2003
| lastfor2 = Leicestershire
| lastagainst2 = Yorkshire
| columns = 3
| column1 = FC
| matches1 = 25
| runs1 = 204
| bat avg1 = 9.27
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 33
| deliveries1 = 2906
| wickets1 = 43
| bowl avg1 = 48.58
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/90
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| column2 = LA
| matches2 = 45
| runs2 = 50
| bat avg2 = 5.55
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 13
| deliveries2 = 1840
| wickets2 = 46
| bowl avg2 = 32.41
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 4/36
| catches/stumpings2 = 10/–
| column3 = T20
| matches3 = 6
| runs3 = 6
| bat avg3 = –
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 6*
| deliveries3 = 90
| wickets3 = 3
| bowl avg3 = 45.66
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 4/36
| catches/stumpings3 = 2/–
| date = 7 May
| year = 2011
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4435/4435.html CricketArchive
}}
Jamie Oliver Grove (born 3 July 1979) is an English former first-class cricketer who played for Essex, Somerset and Leicestershire during his career which spanned from 1998 to 2003.
Career
Early in his career, Grove appeared for the England Under-19 cricket team, playing Youth Test matches against South Africa and Pakistan,{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4435/Youth_Test_Matches.html |title=Youth Test Matches played by Jamie Grove (4) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2011-05-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107101107/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4435/Youth_Test_Matches.html |archivedate= 7 November 2012 }} and participating in the 1998 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4435/Youth_One-Day_International_Matches.html |title=Youth One-Day International Matches played by Jamie Grove (3) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2011-05-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107101120/http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4435/Youth_One-Day_International_Matches.html |archivedate= 7 November 2012 }} He made his first-class debut in 1998, appearing for Essex against Surrey. During the match he claimed three wickets, all in the first innings.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/65/65938.html |title=Essex v Surrey: Britannic Assurance County Championship 1998 |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2011-05-07}} He played seven more times for Essex over that season and the next, before moving to Somerset for the 2000 season. He appeared regularly for the team throughout 2000, but only made four first-class appearances in 2001, and at the end of the season, moved to Leicestershire. He played just three first-class matches for Leicestershire in his two years at the club.{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4435/First-Class_Matches.html |title=First-Class Matches played by Jamie Grove (25) |publisher=CricketArchive |accessdate=2011-05-07}} He played a lot more regularly for Leicestershire in one-day competitions.