James Darren Siddons (born 25 April 1964) is an Australian cricketer, renowned for his involvement in Sheffield Shield first-class cricket over a 16-year career. He initially played for Victoria, and later for South Australia. On 23 November 1997 he broke David Hookes' Shield run record of 9,364, going on to make 10,643 runs in 146 games. He is considered by some to be one of the finest batsmen in Shield competition not to receive a regular international spot, having been given just one opportunity to represent Australia in a one-day international (ODI), in 1988, scoring 32. Siddons also played 2 games for the Sydney Swans Australian rules football club in 1984. On 28 October 2007 Siddons was named the coach of the Bangladesh national cricket team.[1]
