Justin Bates

Who is Justin Bates?

Justin Jonathon Bates is a former English cricketer. Bates was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born in Farnborough, Hampshire.

Bates made his debut for Sussex in a List A match in the 1996 AXA Equity and Law League against Essex. The following season, he made his first-class debut for the county against Oxford University. He made twenty further first-class appearances for Sussex, the last of which came against Northamptonshire in the 2000 County Championship. In his twenty first-class matches, he scored 411 runs at an average of 13.70, with a high score of 57. This score, which was his only first-class fifty, came against Hampshire in 1999. With the ball, he took 49 wickets at a bowling average of 31.18, with best figures of 5/67. These figures, one of four five wicket hauls he took, came against Northamptonshire in 1998. Having made his List A debut in 1996, Bates would go on to make just seven further appearances in that format, the last of which came against Sri Lanka A in 1999. In his eight List A matches, he scored 47 runs at an average of 9.40, with a high score of 25 not out. With the ball, he took 3 wickets which came at an expensive average of 77.00, with best figures of 2/42.