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{{short description|English cricketer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Jamie Overton
| image = Jamie_Overton.jpg
| country = England
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|4|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Barnstaple]], Devon, England
| heightft = 6
| heightinch = 5
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]]
| role = Bowling [[all-rounder]]
| family = [[Craig Overton]] (twin brother)
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2022–present

| testdebutdate = 23 June
| testdebutyear = 2022
| testdebutagainst = New Zealand
| testcap = 706
| lasttestdate = 31 July
| lasttestyear = 2025
| lasttestagainst = India

| odidebutdate = 31 October
| odidebutyear = 2024
| odidebutagainst = West Indies
| odicap = 278
| lastodidate = 27 January
| lastodiyear = 2026
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
| odishirt =

| T20Idebutdate = 11 September
| T20Idebutyear = 2024
| T20Idebutagainst = Australia
| T20Icap = 104
| lastT20Idate = 5 March
| lastT20Iyear = 2026
| lastT20Iagainst = India

| club1 = [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]]
| year1 = 2012–2020
| clubnumber1 = 8
| club2 = → [[Northamptonshire County Cricket Club|Northamptonshire]] (on loan)
| year2 = 2019
| club3 = → [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] (on loan)
| year3 = 2020
| club4 = [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]]
| year4 = 2021–present
| clubnumber4 = 88
| club5 = [[Manchester Originals]]
| year5 = 2022–2024
| club6 = [[Adelaide Strikers]]
| year6 = {{nowrap|2023/24–present}}
| clubnumber6 = 88
| club7 = [[Gulf Giants]]
| year7 = 2024
| club8 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| year8 = 2025–present
| club9 = [[London Spirit]]
| year9 = 2025–2026
| clubnumber9 = 88

| columns = 4

| column1 = [[Test cricket|Test]]
| matches1 = 2
| runs1 = 106
| bat avg1 = 35.33
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 97
| deliveries1 = 450
| wickets1 = 4
| bowl avg1 = 77.50
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 2/98
| catches/stumpings1 = 2/–
| column2 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches2 = 13
| runs2 = 272
| bat avg2 = 27.20
| 100s/50s2 = 0/1
| top score2 = 68
| deliveries2 = 422
| wickets2 = 14
| bowl avg2 = 29.50
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/22
| catches/stumpings2 = 5/–
| column3 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches3 = 24
| runs3 = 88
| bat avg3 = 8.80
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 19
| deliveries3 = 347
| wickets3 = 26
| bowl avg3 = 18.30
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/18
| catches/stumpings3 = 15/–
| column4 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches4 = 99
| runs4 = 2,410
| bat avg4 = 21.51
| 100s/50s4 = 1/13
| top score4 = 120
| deliveries4 = 12,909
| wickets4 = 239
| bowl avg4 = 31.66
| fivefor4 = 6
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 6/61
| catches/stumpings4 = 78/–
| date = 5 March
| year = 2026
| source = https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/383/383628/383628.html CricketArchive
}}
'''Jamie Overton''' (born 10 April 1994) is an English [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Surrey County Cricket Club]]. He is a right-arm fast [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]] who also bats right-handed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/510530.html |title=Player Profile: Jamie Overton |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |accessdate=27 April 2012}}</ref> He made his debut for [[Somerset County Cricket Club|Somerset]] in the [[2012 Clydesdale Bank 40]] against Surrey.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/542721.html |title=CB40 Group B, Surrey v Somerset at London, May 4, 2012 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=5 May 2012}}</ref> He made his international debut for the [[England cricket team]] in June 2022. His twin brother, [[Craig Overton|Craig]], plays for Somerset.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/464626.html |title=Player Profile: Craig Overton |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=5 May 2012}}</ref>

== Domestic career ==
Overton began a rise to wider prominence in the cricket world with a hostile spell of bowling in the opening match of the [[2012 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2012 U-19 World Cup]] against Australia in [[Townsville]], registering speeds approaching 93 mph (150 km/h) on his way to claiming two top-order wickets via slip catches held by his brother.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-under19-world-cup-2012/content/story/576977.html |title=Competitive Overton twins put in creditable show |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=12 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj9oNQe9wUk |title=Jamie Overton, Wicket Maiden |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=12 August 2012}}</ref>

On 1 August 2020, it was announced that Overton had rejected Somerset's offer of a new contract and had chosen to join [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] on a three-year contract ahead of the 2021 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29575985/surrey-sign-somerset-fast-bowler-end-season |title=Jamie Overton: Surrey to sign Somerset fast bowler at end of season |work=ESPN Cricinfo |date=1 August 2020 |accessdate=1 August 2020 }}</ref> In the same month, during the [[2020 Bob Willis Trophy]], Overton scored his maiden century in [[first-class cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/news/1753921/bob-willis-trophy-round-3-best-bits |title=Bob Willis Trophy Round 3: Best bits |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |accessdate=19 August 2020}}</ref> In September 2020, Overton requested to join Surrey immediately on loan for the remainder of the 2020 season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.somersetcountycc.co.uk/news/first-xi/jamie-to-join-surrey-on-loan/ |title=Jamie to join Surrey on loan |publisher=Somerset County Cricket Club |date=2 September 2020 |accessdate=2 September 2020 }}</ref>

In April 2022 he was bought by the [[Manchester Originals]] for the [[2022 season of The Hundred|2022 season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60477088 |title=The Hundred 2022: latest squads as Draft picks revealed |work=BBC Sport |access-date=5 April 2022}}</ref> Overton was part of the [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] team that won the [[2022 County Championship]].

In February 2023 he was retained by the [[Manchester Originals]] for the [[2023 season of The Hundred|2023 season]] of [[The Hundred (cricket)|The Hundred]]. Overton was named player of the tournament for the [[2023 season of The Hundred]] after several impressive performances with both bat and ball for the Originals. On 30 August 2023 Overton signed a new contract with [[Surrey County Cricket Club|Surrey]] after vastly contributing to Surrey's success since joining the club<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kiaoval.com/three-sign-new-surrey-contracts/|title=Three sign new contracts |website=Kia Oval|date=30 August 2023 }}</ref>

In September 2023 Overton was signed by the [[Adelaide Strikers]] for the [[2023–24 Big Bash League season|2023-24 Big Bash league]]. In September 2024, He was signed as a platinum player by the same team for [[Australian Dollar sign|A$]]420,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/quinton-de-kock-to-make-his-bbl-debut-harry-brook-and-zak-crawley-find-new-clubs-1395961 |title=De Kock to make his BBL debut while Brook and Crawley find new clubs |work=ESPN Cricinfo|date=3 September 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/sixers-nab-mystery-spinner-as-bbl-heroes-cruelly-snubbed-draft-winners-and-losers/news-story/17a6a5a501bc90d3b8ae7b9c2564bb20 |title=Punter's spin wildcard who hurt Aussies; cruel victim of Warner squeeze: BBL Draft Winners and Losers|work=Fox Cricket|date=30 December 2024 }}</ref>

On November 25, 2024, Overton was signed by the [[Chennai Super Kings]] for the [[2025 Indian Premier League|18th season of IPL (IPL 2025)]] during the 2025 Mega Auction for his base price of [[Indian rupee sign|₹]]1.5 crores.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/cricket/news/15806/13260395/ipl-auction-james-anderson-goes-unsold-but-jacob-bethell-and-sam-curran-among-england-players-signed |title=IPL auction: James Anderson goes unsold but Jacob Bethell earns deal and so does 13-year-old Indian |work=Sky Sports|date=25 November 2024 }}</ref>

==International career==
On 29 May 2020, Overton was named in a 55-man group of players to begin training ahead of international fixtures starting in England following the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecb.co.uk/england/men/news/1674230/england-men-confirm-back-to-training-group |title=England Men confirm back-to-training group |work=England and Wales Cricket Board |accessdate=29 May 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29239315/alex-hales,-liam-plunkett-left-england-name-55-man-training-group |title=Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett left out as England name 55-man training group |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=29 May 2020}}</ref> On 17 June 2020, Overton was included in England's 30-man squad to start training [[Behind closed doors (sport)|behind closed doors]] for the [[Test cricket|Test]] series [[West Indian cricket team in England in 2020|against the West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1683417 |title=England announce 30-man training squad ahead of first West Indies Test |work=International Cricket Council |accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1225177.html |title=Moeen Ali back in Test frame as England name 30-man training squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=17 June 2020}}</ref>

In May 2022, a new initiative by the ECB designed to discover and track the bowling speed of cricketers in first class cricket showed Overton bowling at 90 mph.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/county-championship-2022-fast-bowlers-on-the-clock-as-ecb-trials-radar-guns-to-satisfy-england-need-for-speed-1312522|title=Fast bowlers on the clock as ECB trials radar guns to satisfy England's need for speed|website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> The following month, Overton was added to England's [[Test cricket|Test]] squad for the third and final match [[New Zealand cricket team in England in 2022|against New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-vs-nz-3rd-test-jamie-overton-added-to-england-squad-for-headingley-test-vs-new-zealand-1320221 |title=Jamie Overton added to England squad for Headingley Test vs New Zealand |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref> He made his Test debut on 23 June 2022 for England against [[New Zealand national cricket team|New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1276903.html |title=3rd Test, Leeds, June 23 - 27, 2022, New Zealand tour of England |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=23 June 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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{{England Squad 2026 Men's T20 World Cup}}
{{Surrey County Cricket Club squad}}
{{London Spirit squad}}
{{Adelaide Strikers current squad}}
{{Chennai Super Kings squad}}

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