| Country: | Scotland |
| Fullname: | James Bruce-Jones |
| Birth Date: | 19 August 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Enfidaville, French Tunisia |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Scotland |
| Year1: | 1936 - 1937 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 91 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 47 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 22 October |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/james-jones-25248 Cricinfo |
James Bruce-Jones (19 August 1910 — 29 April 1943) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Captain Thomas Bruce-Jones and his wife, Edith Bruce-Jones, he was born in August 1910 at Larbert, Strilingshire.[1] He was educated at Altenburn School at Nairn,[2] before attending Charterhouse School in England.[3] He subsequently worked for the family timber and foundry business, becoming its director.[1] A club cricketer for both Stirling County and Grange, Bruce-Jones made two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland against Ireland at Edinburgh in 1936 and Belfast in 1937.[4] He scored a total of 91 runs in his two first-class matches, with a highest score of 47.[5]
Shortly before the start of the Second World War, Bruce-Jones was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the 7th Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in May 1939. Serving in the war, he held the rank of captain by September 1941.[6] Bruce-Jones saw action in the North African campaign, during which he was wounded in action in Tunisia and subsequently died from his wounds at Enfidaville on 29 April 1943.[2] He was posthumously mentioned in dispatches in September 1943 for gallant and distinguished service during the North African campaign.