| James Ainslie | |
| Birth Date: | 9 June 1880 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Death Place: | St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Club1: | Victoria |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 455 |
| Bat Avg1: | 28.43 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/3 |
| Top Score1: | 107 |
| Deliveries1: | 132 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 32.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/23 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 8/– |
| Date: | 8 November |
| Year: | 2024 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/james-ainslie-4016 Cricinfo |
James Ainslie (9 June 1880 – 31 December 1953) was an Australian cricketer. He played nine first-class cricket matches for Victoria between 1900 and 1910.[1]
A right-handed batsman and occasional bowler, Ainslie had his best first-class match when he scored 107 not out and 92 in Victoria's victory over Tasmania in February 1909.[2] He died suddenly at home in the Melbourne suburb of St Kilda in December 1953, aged 73.[3]