James Ian Pamment (24 September 1968) is former

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who played 14 first-class matches for

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between 1993 and 1996 in the

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. He played in 32 List A Shell Cup one-day matches and in a one-day match against the

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. A right-handed batsman he scored 351 first class runs at an average of 15.95 with a best of 98 against

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. This was his only first class fifty. He was more successful in the one day arena, scoring 933 runs at 30.09 with a top score of 105* against

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. He did not take a wicket in either form of the game with his occasional right arm medium pace. He won two man of the match awards in the Shell Cup, for his century against

in 1993 and in the match against

in 1994 in which he scored an unbeaten 51 out of 124 to steer his team home. He played for Yorkshire Cricket Association Under-19s in 1987 and appeared for Sir R Brierley's XI against Pakistan in the 1993/94 season. He was born on 24 September 1968 in Emley,

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in England, where he played his early cricket. He was appointed as fielding coach for the

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. In July 2019, he was appointed as the fielding coach of the

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on a short-term basis.

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