Lee Savident

Lee Savident
A colour photo of two cricketers, one with their back to the camera, and one looking toward the camera while catching a cricket ball.
Savident, pictured playing for Guernsey
Personal information
Full name
Lee Savident
Born (1976-10-22) 22 October 1976 (age 48)
Saint Martin, Guernsey
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1997–2000Hampshire
2003Dorset
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 4 9
Runs scored 32 94
Batting average 8.00 18.80
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 10* 39
Balls bowled 384 178
Wickets 4 7
Bowling average 71.50 25.42
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling 2/86 3/41
Catches/stumpings 2/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 August 2009

Lee Savident (born 22 October 1976) is a Guernsey former cricketer who played a first-class level for Hampshire and international cricket for Guernsey. He is the current head coach of the Guernsey cricket team.

Cricket

Career with Hampshire

Savident was born on the Channel Island of Guernsey at Saint Martin. After impressing on Hampshire during a Guernsey Under-15s cricket tour of the county, Savident signed a professional contract with Hampshire in 1995.[1] It would be two years before he would make his first team debut for Hampshire, doing so in a first-class fixture against Yorkshire at Portsmouth in the 1997 County Championship;[2] on debut, he took the wickets of Michael Vaughan and David Byas.[3] He made two further appearances in the 1997 County Championship, against Kent and Nottinghamshire.[2] Prior to the 1998 season, he was chosen alongside Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, Owais Shah and Andrew Strauss as one of The Wisden Cricketer's 'Five Young Cricketers to Watch'.[1] In the same season, he made his debut in List A one-day cricket against Middlesex at Lord's in the Axa Life League, with Savident making three appearances in that seasons competition.[4] The following season he featured in a further two one-day matches in the 1998 Axa League.[4] Having not featured for Hampshire in 1999, Savident made his final first-class appearance against the touring Zimbabweans at Southampton in 2000.[2] He also made three one-day appearances in the 2000 Norwich Union National League.[4] Having spent most of his three years at Hampshire beset by injuries, Savident took the decision to retire from the professional game at the end of the 2000 season, doing so alongside Peter Hartley.[5]

After his retirement, he continued to play club cricket in Southern Premier Cricket League for Bournemouth, and from 2002 for Portsmouth.[6] In 2003, he played a List A one-day match for Dorset in the 1st Round of the 2004 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy against Buckinghamshire, which was played in 2003 at Bournemouth;[4] however, he did not play minor counties cricket for Dorset. He later played in the Southern Premier Cricket League for BAT Sports, Totton and Eling, and Burridge. [7][8]

Return to Guernsey

Savident played for Guernsey in the 2006 European Cricket Championship Division Two in Scotland. He scored 136 against France and was named player of the tournament.[9] He played in the same tournament in 2008.[10] The following year, he moved back to Guernsey.[1] He took part in the 2009 World Cricket League Division Seven,[11] where he played in all five of Guernsey's matches. Guernsey earned promotion to Division Six, which was played in Singapore later in 2009, with Savident again a part of the Guernsey squad.[12] Guernsey remained in Division Six for 2011, which Savident took part in,[13] helping Guernsey gain promotion to Division Five in 2012; however, he was unable to participate in that tournament, having undergone back surgery prior to it.[14] As a result of that tournament, Guernsey remained in Division Five for 2014, which Savident played in.[15] His final match for Guernsey came in the tournament against the Cayman Islands, with Savident scoring an unbeaten 98.[16]

Savident was later appointed head coach of Guernsey in July 2012, replacing Andrew Cornford. Prior to his appointment, he had been assisting performance coach Olly Tapp.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Lee Savident". www.guernseycricketstats.co.uk. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by Lee Savident". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Hampshire v Yorkshire, Britannic Assurance County Championship 1997". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "List A Matches played by Lee Savident". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ^ Isaacs, Vic (12 September 2000). "Hartley and Savident retire, Renshaw not retained". Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  6. ^ Vimpany, Mike (17 July 2003). "MCC groundstaff Shirazi back for league leaders". Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Totton & Eling are national cricket champions". Daily Echo. Southampton. 30 September 2007. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  8. ^ Carter, Simon (8 June 2020). "How former Portsmouth and Burridge cricketer Lee Savident made Hampshire history two decades ago". The News. Portsmouth. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Savident shocked to win award". Guernsey Press. Vale, Guernsey. 10 August 2006. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Biggest game in islands' history". Guernsey Press. Vale, Guernsey. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Guernsey squad". ESPNcricinfo. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Guernsey squad". ESPNcricinfo. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Guernsey squad". ESPNcricinfo. 29 August 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Lee Savident out of Guernsey squad with back injury". BBC Sport. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Guernsey squad". ESPNcricinfo. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Guernsey end on a high with play-off win". Guernsey Press. Vale, Guernsey. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  17. ^ Pilnick, Brent (19 July 2021). "Lee Savident: Guernsey appoint former Hampshire player as new head coach". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 June 2024.