James Peter Hewitt (born 1976), known as Jamie Hewitt, is a former English professional cricketer. He played county cricket for Middlesex County Cricket Club and Kent County Cricket Club between 1995 and 2003 and later played minor counties cricket, as a seam bowling all-rounder. He was born in Southwark in London in 1976 and was educated at Richmond upon Thames College, Kingston College and City of Westminster College.Williamson M Jamie Hewitt, CricInfo. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
Cricket career Hewitt played for Middlesex's Second XI from 1994 before making his senior debut for the club in the Sunday League. He went on to make his first-class cricket debut in April 1996 against Oxford University at the University Parks.Jamie Hewitt, Middlesex County Cricket Club. Retrieved 3 November 2017. He made his County Championship debut against Gloucestershire in May of the same year, taking a wicket with his first ball.Culley J (1997) Cricket: Moles needled by inaccuracy, The Independent, 15 June 1997. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Hewitt went on to play in over 130 senior matches for Middlesex and was awarded his county cap in 1998.Steen R (2001) Cricket Focus: Hewitt approach may cost Kent, The Daily Telegraph, 21 April 2001. Retrieved 3 November 2017. He was considered a "richly promising seamer" and took 60 wickets for the county in 1997, although his bowling form was thought to have "declined alarmingly" after 1998.
Injuries and issues with confidence reduced his effectiveness and in 2000 he did not play at all for Middlesex.Mann S (2002) New regime at Canterbury, BBC Sport, 9 April 2002. Retrieved 3 November 2017. He took 170 first-class wickets for the county, his finest moment was taking 6/14 when he and Angus Fraser bowled out Glamorgan for 31 all out at Sophia Gardens in 1997.Llewellyn D (1998) Cricket: Hewitt steers Middlesex to safety, The Independent, 30 May 1998. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
Before the start of the 2001 season Hewitt was approached by Kent County Cricket Club with a view to him joining the club on a three-year contract. This was deemed to be an illegal approach and Kent were later fined.Disciplinary panel warns Kent as to future conduct, CricInfo. Retrieved 3 November 2017. At the end of the 2001 season Hewitt did join Kent on a two-year contract, playing for the county during 2002 and 2003.Hewitt signs for Kent, BBC Sport, 21 November 2001. Retrieved 3 November 2017. He made only six senior appearances for the county before being released during the 2003 season.
Coaching career After leaving Kent, Hewitt was player-coach for Oxfordshire between 2005 and 2008,Cricket: Hewitt keeps reisn for cup, Oxford Mail, 10 June 2005. Retrieved 3 November 2017.CRICKET: Hewitt's day to forget, The Oxford Times, 26 June 2006. Retrieved 3 November 2017. Hertfordshire from 2009 to 2012 and Bedfordshire during 2013 and 2014.Cricket: Hewitt looking to build strong future at Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire News, 9 March 2013.Hewitt returns to skipper Bedfordshire in season finale , Bedford Today, 3 August 2013. Retrieved 3 November 2017. He set up his own coaching academy, is an ECB Level 4 coach and has been Performance Coach and Head of Development for Hertfordshire.Hutchinson J (2010) Win expert tuition from former Kent and Middlesex cricketer Jamie Hewitt , Welwyn Hatfield Times, 25 May 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2017.About us, Jamie Hewitt Cricket Academy. Retrieved 3 November 2017.Fissler N (2016) Where are they now? Middlesex – 2002 County Championship Division Two runners up, The Cricket Paper, 4 May 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2017.Cricket, Skylight, Spring 2014, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School. Retrieved 3 November 2017. In 2014 he began working at Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School in London coaching cricket and building partnerships between Middlesex and the school.Haberdasher's Aske's, The Playing Fields of England: An A-Z Guide To The Summer Game’s Top 100 Schools 2017, The Cricketer, 2 December 2016 p.24. Retrieved 3 November 2017. As of August 2017 he remained in this role.Habs Cricket 2017 Season Report, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, 17 August 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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