Jamie Sylvester

Who is Jamie Sylvester?

Jamie Peter John Sylvester is a former Welsh cricketer. Sylvester was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Cardiff, Glamorgan.

Sylvester made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wales Minor Counties in 1992 against Shropshire. From 1992 to 1996, he represented the county in 33 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came in the 1996 Championship when against Herefordshire. Sylvester also played in the MCCA Knockout Trophy for Wales Minor Counties. His debut in that competition came in 1995 when Wales Minor Counties played Cumberland. From 1995 to 1996, he represented the county in 4 Trophy matches, the last of which came when Wales Minor Counties played Bedfordshire in the 1996 MCCA Knockout Trophy.

Between 1996 and 1997, Sylvester represented a combined Minor Counties team in the List-A matches. His List-A debut came against Durham, between 1996 and 1997 he represented the Minor Counties in 6 List-A matches in the Benson & Hedges Cup, the last of which came against Yorkshire.

In the meantime he had joined Berkshire for the 1997 season, making his Minor Counties Championship debut for the county against Oxfordshire.