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

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er, who has also played for the

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. Having played for

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and

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

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

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, 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 quarter final of the 2012 Friends Life t20 tournament against

Sussex Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...

, Fuller conceded 38 runs from one over, to fellow New Zealander

Scott Styris Scott Bernardo Styris (born 10 July 1975) is a New Zealand cricket commentator and former cricketer, who played all formats of the game. An allrounder, Styris played as an aggressive right-handed middle order batsman and a right-arm medium p ...

. On 20 January 2013, Fuller took 4/24 for

to win the 2012–13 HRV Cup 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

won by an innings and 290 runs. In July 2013 he took a first-class

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for Gloucestershire v Worcestershire at

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, 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

Auckland Aces The Auckland cricket team represent the Auckland region and are one of six New Zealand domestic first class cricket teams. Governed by the Auckland Cricket Association they are the most successful side having won 28 Plunket Shield titles, ten ...

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

2020 Bob Willis Trophy The 2020 Bob Willis Trophy was a first-class cricket tournament held in the 2020 English cricket season, and the inaugural edition of the Bob Willis Trophy. It was separate from the County Championship, which was not held in 2020 due to the i ...

, 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 New Zealand expatriate cricketers in Sri Lanka Karachi Kings cricketers New Zealand expatriate cricketers in Pakistan Middlesex cricketers Otago cricketers Southern Brave cricketers Sunrisers Eastern Cape cricketers Expatriate cricketers in South Africa Fortune Barishal cricketers Birmingham Phoenix cricketers