Wayne Osman

Who is Wayne Osman?

Wayne Miles Osman is a former English cricketer. Osman was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. He was born in Athens, Greece.

Osman made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire against Cambridge University in 1970. He made eight further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in 1971 County Championship. In his nine first-class appearances, he scored 287 runs at an average of 17.93, with a high score of 60. This score, which was his only first-class fifty, came against Hampshire in 1971. He made his List A debut for Northamptonshire against Sussex in the 1971 John Player League. He made six further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Nottinghamshire in that same season. In these seven List A matches, he scored 224 runs at an average of 22.40, with a high score of 27.

Having left Northamptonshire at the end of the 1971 season, Osman proceeded to join Hertfordshire, who he made his debut for in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1972 to 1986, making 99 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 11 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances. He made his List A debut for the county against Durham in the 1974 Gillette Cup. He made nine further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1986 NatWest Trophy. In his ten List A matches, he scored 224 runs at an average of 22.40, with a high score of 54. This score came against Leicestershire in the 1977 Gillette Cup.