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Craig Overton is the elder – by just three minutes – of cricketing twins whose careers followed similar paths from club cricket with North Devon, Minor Counties appearances for Devon, first-class cricket with Somerset and international honours at Under-19s, England Lions and Test levels.

Jamie, the younger twin, joined Surrey late in the 2020 season but Craig has remained loyal to Somerset in a county career that began with his first-class debut against Lancashire at Taunton in 2012.

The twins played together in a first-class match for the first time a month later having been team-mates throughout their formative years with North Devon, Devon and Somerset’s age group teams.

Jamie was considered the quicker bowler and Craig the better batter but both have enjoyed excellent careers as combative all-rounders in all three formats.

Craig was the first to be capped by England with his Test debut against Australia at Adelaide in the 2017/18 Ashes where he made 41 not out in his first innings. A first One Day International appearance came Australia at Chester-le-Street the following summer.

Although the twins’ careers have run in parallel they have yet to appear together in an England team.

Craig’s career has been marked by his consistency with 42 wickets in 2014, 47 in 2015, 46 in 2017, 47 in 2019 and a season’s best 50 in 2021.

He also made 435 first-class runs in 2016 including a maiden century against Hampshire at Taunton.

Craig took match-best figures of 13 for 87 against Essex at Taunton in April 2021 when he bettered his Championship-best six for 30 with seven for 57 in the second.

Craig has won domestic honours with Somerset in the Royal London Oen Day Cup in 2019 and the Vitality Blast in 2023.

There were also runners-up medals with Somerset in the Blast in 2021 and 2024 and with Sunrisers Eastern Cape in South Africa’s SA20 in 2024/25.

Craig has also played franchise cricket for Southern Brave in the first three editions of The Hundred and for MI Emirates in the International League T20 in 2023.

Tests – 8

Highest score: 41 not out England v Australia at Adelaide (2017/18)

Best bowling: 3-14 England v India at Headingley (2021)

ODIs – 7

Highest score: 32 England v India at Old Trafford (2022)

Best bowling: 2-23 England v Pakistan at Cardiff (2021)

First-class

Highest score: 138 Somerset v Hampshire at Taunton (2016)

Best bowling: 7-57 Somerset v Essex at Taunton (2022)

List A

Highest Score: 66 not out Somerset v Kent at Taunton (2019)

Best Bowling: 5-18 Somerset v Kent at Taunton (2019)