James Cleeve | |
Birth Date: | 14 February 1864 |
Birth Place: | Sydney, Australia |
Death Place: | Moree, New South Wales, Australia |
Date: | 24 December 2016 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/4587.html ESPNcricinfo |
James Oatley Cleeve (14 February 1864 - 8 February 1909) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played three first-class matches for New South Wales between 1882/83 and 1883/84[2] while still a student at Newington College.[3]
Cleeve and his twin brother, John Cleeve (14 February 1864 - 7 April 1952) were born in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales to John Cleeve, Police magistrate of Penrith, New South Wales, and Frances "Fanny" (née Oatley).[4] The Cleve boys attended Newington College from 1881 until 1884 whilst the cricketer Joseph Coates was Headmaster.