Westfields Sports High School, Australia's First Sports High School

28th June 2001
Cricket

Keeping tourists in hand
Story By: Paul Haigh

Scott Jamieson heads for the trip of a lifetime on Thursday when the Combined High Schools (CHS) Schoolboys open age boys cricket team heads for England.

The Westfields Sports High School Year 11 student is team vice-captain.
It's a five week tour for the side involving matches against open age school teams from many countries in England.

Jamieson, 16, a talented wicket-keeper and top order batsman, said he was excited about the prospect of playing cricket in England.

The teenager won selection in the team while representing Metropolitan West at the a recent selection carnival at Wollongong.

"It's a good opportunity," Jamieson told the Fairfield Advance.

He lives at Guildford and plays grade cricket in third and fourths with the Bankstown Bulldogs club.

He spent his early years playing junior cricket with Bass Hill and Milperra Vikings' clubs in the Bankstown district.

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Wicket-keeper Scott Jamieson is hoping to glove his opportunities on his English tour.

Jamieson said Bankstown first grade keeper Shane Duffy had tutored him on the finer arts of being a wicket-keeper.
Last season he skippered the Bankstown Green Shield (under-16) junior representative team, finishing with 15 dismissals including as astonishing 13 stumpings. "I like keeping to the spinners and slower bowlers," Jamieson said.
The well spoken youngster's batting figures were good too, averaging 31 in the Green Shield and 25 at grade level.
Former Australian gloveman Ian Healy has had a profound influence on the teenager's career.
"Ian Healy was my role model, he was very good keeping to the spinners and I watched him a lot on telivision and on video tapes."
Jamieson said juggling the dual responsibilities of being a top order bateman and keeping is difficult, but it is a role he relishes.
"Being a keeper and batesman, you get two chances with team selection," he said.

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