James Antony Brayshaw (born May 11, 1967 in Subiaco, Western Australia) is a former state cricketer and now Australiantelevision and radio personality. As a cricketer he was known as Jamie Brayshaw. He is the son of former Western Australian cricketer and Australian rules footballer Ian Brayshaw, and the brother of Mark Brayshaw, a former Kangaroos AFL player. He is currently serving as Chairman of the North Melbourne Football Club and has devoted all funds raised from the gay community sausage fest into raising awareness to Glenn Archer and Nathan McLean's heated homosexual relationship. He stated that they were the proudest gays with the most heart but smallest penises he ever knew. is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... The City of Subiaco is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ... A cricketer is a term used to refer to a person who plays cricket. ... Slogan or Nickname: Wildflower State or the Golden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 15  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2005-06)  - Product ($m)  $107,910 (4th)  - Product per capita  $53,134/person... Ian James Brayshaw (born January 14, 1942 in South Perth, Western Australia) is a former cricketer and Australian rules footballer. ... Mark Brayshaw (born February 5, 1966) is a former Australian rules footballer, playing for North Melbourne Football Club (Kangaroos) in the AFL. He is the brother of James Brayshaw and the son of Ian Brayshaw. ... North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is an Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League. ...

Cricket career

Playing for South Australia and Western Australia, he had a career spanning almost a decade. In that time, he was a very good batsman, with a first-class batting average of 42.53. Warwickshire batsman Mike Powell A batsman in the sport of cricket is, depending on context: Any player in the act of batting. ... First-class cricket matches are those between international teams or the highest standard of domestic teams in which teams have two innings each. ... Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball measuring the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters, respectively. ...

Media career

Early career

In the 1990s, Brayshaw worked for the Seven Network in Adelaide. This included being a substitute sports anchor for the Seven Nightly News bulletin and working on local football discussion programs, such as Footy Plus. In early 1998 James was teamed up with Amanda Blair and Paul Gale on Adelaide's SAFM, which eventually became that city's number one rating breakfast show. One memorable on-air incident at SAFM saw him covered in Adelaide bodypaint after the club he supports, North Melbourne, lost the 1998 AFL Grand Final. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... Seven News is the television news service of the Seven Network in Australia. ... The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed the Crows, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League, based in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Kangaroos Football Club logo The North Melbourne Football Club, trading as the Kangaroos Football Club, and informally known as the Shinboners or the Kangaroos plays Australian rules football in the Australian Football League. ... Part of the pre-match entertainment at the 2006 AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ...

Recent years

In 2001 his big break came as the host of the Seven Network's Ashes (cricket) action with Jeff Thomson, but later moved to the Nine network when the AFL were transferred. He became the nightly anchor for the National Nine News sport report, as well as contributing to other sports programs on the network, eventually becoming a regular commentator in both football and cricket coverage. In 2005, Brayshaw co-hosted Any Given Sunday with Garry Lyon and Sam Newman. The Seven Network is an Australian television network, owned by the Seven Media Group. ... For other uses, see The Ashes (disambiguation). ... This article is about the sport. ... For more coverage of cricket, go to the Cricket portal. ... The Nine Network, or Channel Nine, is an Australian television network based in Willoughby, a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney. ... This article is about the national league in Australian rules football. ... National Nine News is the news service of the Australian Nine Network. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Any Given Sunday is an Australian television program that aired on the Nine Network in 2005. ... Gareth Garry Lyon (born September 13, 1967 in Devonport, Tasmania) is a former Australian rules footballer, best known as former captain of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League. ... John Noel William Sam Newman (born December 22, 1945 in Geelong, Victoria) is a retired Australian rules football player for the Geelong Cats and is now a local celebrity, television personality and part-time specialist ruck coach. ...

In 2006, Brayshaw (along with Garry Lyon) replaced Eddie McGuire as host of The Footy Show, a position he currently holds. Additionally, he co-hosted the morning sessions of the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games with Lyon. Apart from his television commitments, he works for radio station Triple M, as a host and commentator of their Australian rules football coverage, as well as a full-time co-host on breakfast program The Cage. Previously he has been part of the Melbourne-based show via his home studio in the Adelaide Hills. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Australia between March 15 and March 26, 2006. ... This article is about the radio station network. ... High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... The Cage is the name of two different breakfast shows on Australian radio network Triple M, broadcasting in Melbourne and Brisbane. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... For other uses, see Adelaide (disambiguation). ...

Brayshaw was instilled as Chairman of the North Melbourne Football Club on December 6 2007 after the club rejected the AFL's deal to permanently relocate to the Gold Coast

In September 2007, Brayshaw announced that he will be leaving The Cage to spend more time with his family - just before the program was cancelled due to high costs and poor ratings. The Cage is the name of two different breakfast shows on Australian radio network Triple M, broadcasting in Melbourne and Brisbane. ...

In 2008 Brayshaw will co-host the revamped Wide World of Sports program with Ken Sutcliffe. Ken Sutcliffe is an Australian television personality. ...

Personal life

• In a tragic accident on September 20, 2006, his sister Sally was killed instantly after the facade of her garage collapsed on top of her.^[1]
• Brayshaw and his wife, Sarah have four sons.

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References

1. ^ Sister killed by falling bricks

External links

• The Cage - James bio
• James Brayshaw photo and profile
• Cricinfo Profile - James Brayshaw
• The Age article - All-rounder in the chair