Jake Foley
English cricketer (born 1994)
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Jake Matthew Foley (born 21 September 1994) is an English former cricketer.
Colchester, Essex, England
Foley batting for Suffolk in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Jake Matthew Foley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 September 1994 Colchester, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Suffolk | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 August 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foley was born in Colchester in September 1994. He was educated at Felsted School, before matriculating to Southampton Solent University.[1] Prior to his matriculation, he played club cricket in Essex for Colchester and East Essex, for whom he took 31 wickets for in 2013 with his leg break bowling.[1] Upon moving to university, he joined South Wilts in the Southern Premier Cricket League.[1] He played for Hampshire in 2014, making a single appearance in List A one-day match against Sri Lanka A at the Rose Bowl.[2] The match was abandoned after 18 overs, with Foley not being called on to bowl in the Sri Lankan A innings.[3]
Having won the Southern Premier Cricket League with South Wilts, he later returned to play club cricket for Colchester and East Essex, with Foley being appointed club captain in 2017.[4] Foley played minor counties cricket for Suffolk in 2018 and 2019, making three appearances in the Minor Counties Championship,[5] four in the MCCA Knockout Trophy,[6] and sixteen in the Minor Counties T20.[7]