James Phillip Rendell (born 24 January 1980) is a former English

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er. Rendell was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm

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. He was born in

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. Rendell represented the

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. His debut List A match came against the

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in the

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. From 1999 to 2002, he represented the Board in 4 List A matches, the last of which came against the

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in the 1st round of the

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which was played in 2002. In his 4 List A matches, he took 7 wickets at a

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of 20.85, with best figures of 3/36.List A Bowling For Each Team by James Rendell
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James Rendell
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