James Kerr Fuller (born 24 January 1990) is a South African born New Zealand professional

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er who has played for the England Lions cricket team. Having played for Otago and

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in New Zealand domestic cricket, Fuller played for

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(2011-2015) and

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(2016-2018). He signed a two-year contract with

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on 4 October 2018.

Cricket career

A right-arm fast bowler who played in the New Zealand U-19 cricket team, Fuller made his

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debut for Otago in March 2010. He moved to England in 2011 to play for Gloucestershire after signing a three-year contract in August 2010 as a British passport holder. Although he was offered another deal at Gloucestershire, he moved to Middlesex at the end of the 2015 season. In the

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of the 2012 Friends Life t20 tournament against Sussex, Fuller conceded 38 runs from one over to fellow New Zealander

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. On 20 January 2013 Fuller took 4/24 for Otago to win the

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2012/13 against

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. Less than a week later he inflicted similar destruction upon

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, this time in the

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, he took 4/55 in the first innings followed by 6/24 in the second as Otago won by an innings and 290 runs. In July 2013 he took a first-class

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for Gloucestershire v Worcestershire at Cheltenham, removing 3 top order batsmen. He was overjoyed to do it in the presence of his family visiting from New Zealand. In August 2013, Fuller signed a new two-year contract after a very successful 2013. In October 2013, Fuller signed for

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in New Zealand, to play for the entire duration of the HRV Twenty20 Cup. In August 2020, in the third round of matches in the

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, Fuller took a

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fuller, James 1990 births Living people South African emigrants to New Zealand Naturalised citizens of New Zealand Cricketers from Cape Town English cricketers New Zealand cricketers Auckland cricketers Gloucestershire cricketers Hampshire cricketers Jaffna Kings cricketers Karachi Kings cricketers Middlesex cricketers Otago cricketers Southern Brave cricketers Sunrisers Eastern Cape cricketers