Calum Haggett

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Calum Haggett
Personal information
Full name
Calum John Haggett
Born (1990-10-30) 30 October 1990 (age 33)
Taunton, Somerset
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RoleAll-rounder
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2011Somerset
2013–2020Kent (squad no. 25)
2021Devon
FC debut10 April 2013 Kent v Cardiff MCCU
LA debut27 May 2013 Kent v Netherlands
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 41 38 35
Runs scored 926 337 113
Batting average 22.58 16.85 18.83
100s/50s 0/2 0/0 0/0
Top score 80 45 20
Balls bowled 5,884 1,682 588
Wickets 89 47 28
Bowling average 33.79 35.36 32.75
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling 4/15 4/59 2/12
Catches/stumpings 10/– 13/– 5/–
Source: CricInfo, 12 September 2020

Calum John Haggett (born 30 October 1990) is an English first-class cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club. An all-rounder, he bowls right-arm medium pace, and bats left-handed. He made his debut for Somerset in the 2010–11 Caribbean Twenty20 and played three T20 matches but these were the only appearances he made for Somerset. Having previously represented England U19s in their 2009 tour to Bangladesh, Haggett signed for Kent ahead of the 2013 English domestic season.

He was released by Kent at the end of the 2020 season after seven seasons with the side.[1]

Life and career[edit]

Haggett was born in Taunton, England on 30 October 1990, Haggett attended Millfield, a private school in Street, Somerset. Having grown up in the village Shapwick, he first represented Somerset at Under 11 level, playing alongside future England international Jos Buttler, but for part of his time with the Somerset Academy Haggett suffered a serious a back injury which prevented him from bowling, although he held his own as a batsman.[2] Haggett made a full recovery from this injury and signed a full contract with Somerset in the summer of 2009. That autumn he was selected to tour Bangladesh with the England Under-19 cricket team where he played one youth test and four youth ODIs, he was then named in the squad for the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand but had to withdraw from the squad,[3] after it was discovered that he had a potentially life-threatening heart problem which required major surgery and which sidelined him for most of the 2010 season.[4] Having made a full recovery Haggett was included in Somerset's squad for the 2010–11 Caribbean Twenty20, and made his debut for the county against Guyana claiming a wicket.[5] Haggett played two more matches in the tournament as Somerset went out in the group stages, after failing to break into the county's first eleven Haggett left the club at the end of the 2011 English cricket season.[6]

In March 2013, Haggett signed for Kent ahead of the 2013 English cricket season.[7] After a season where he averaged over 35 with the bat and took 26 wickets, he signed a new contract for the 2014 season.[8]

After playing in all of Kent's limited-overs matches during the 2018 season, Hagget signed another contract extension after the end of the season, keeping him at Kent until 2020.[9] He did not play at all for the county's first XI in 2019 due to injuries, but returned to the T20 side during the shortened 2020 season before being released at the end of the season.[1] He played minor counties cricket for Devon County Cricket Club in 2021.[10]

Career Best Performances[edit]

Updated 8 October 2020

Batting Bowling (innings)
Score Fixture Venue Season Figures Fixture Venue Season
FC 80 Kent v Surrey The Oval 2015 4/15 Kent v Derbyshire Derby 2016
LA 45 Kent v Leeward islands Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua 2016/17 4/59 Kent v Windward Islands Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua 2016/17
T20 20 Kent v Gloucestershire Bristol 2018 2/12 Kent v Somerset Canterbury 2015

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Calum Haggett: Kent all-rounder to leave after seven years with club, BBC Sport, 2020-10-07. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
  2. ^ "Haggett seeking further recognition after T20 Somerset debut". The Bath Chronicle. 5 February 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  3. ^ "Adam Ball earns England call-up for U-19 World Cup". ESPNcricinfo. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  4. ^ "Somerset cricketer Callum Haggett battles back after open heart surgery". The Bristol Post. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  5. ^ "Caribbean T20 – Group A: Guyana v Somerset, 12 January 2011". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  6. ^ "Somerset County Cricket Club batsman Alex Barrow makes most of winter in Australia". Western Daily Press. 30 December 2011. Archived from the original on 2013-05-05. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  7. ^ "Kent confirm signing of all-rounder Calum Haggett". BBC Sport. 6 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-06.
  8. ^ "Mitch Claydon and David Griffiths: Kent sign duo for 2014". BBC Sport. 3 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
  9. ^ Fordham J (2018) Kent agree contract extension with Calum Haggett, Kent Online, 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
  10. ^ Calum Haggett, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2021-11-30.

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