| James Coles | |
| Fullname: | James Matthew Coles |
| Birth Date: | 2004 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Slow left-arm orthodox |
| Club1: | Sussex |
| Clubnumber1: | 30 |
| Club2: | Southern Brave |
| Year2: | 2024 |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 6 September |
| Debutyear1: | 2020 |
| Debutfor1: | Sussex |
| Debutagainst1: | Surrey |
| Type2: | LA |
| Debutdate2: | 23 July |
| Debutyear2: | 2021 |
| Debutfor2: | Sussex |
| Debutagainst2: | Lancashire |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 30 |
| Runs1: | 1,640 |
| Bat Avg1: | 34.89 |
| 100S/50S1: | 3/8 |
| Top Score1: | 180 |
| Deliveries1: | 2,646 |
| Wickets1: | 32 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 55.71 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/36 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 29/– |
| Column2: | LA |
| Matches2: | 20 |
| Runs2: | 320 |
| Bat Avg2: | 22.85 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 32 |
| Deliveries2: | 760 |
| Wickets2: | 21 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 35.85 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 3/27 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 7/– |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 33 |
| Runs3: | 481 |
| Bat Avg3: | 24.05 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/2 |
| Top Score3: | 69* |
| Deliveries3: | 376 |
| Wickets3: | 19 |
| Bowl Avg3: | 27.84 |
| Fivefor3: | 0 |
| Tenfor3: | 0 |
| Best Bowling3: | 4/12 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 18/– |
| Date: | 19 August 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1231590.html Cricinfo |
James Matthew Coles (born 2 April 2004) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex.[1] He made his first-class debut on 6 September 2020, for Sussex in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy, at the age of 16, becoming Sussex youngest ever debutant.[2]
At the age of 12, Coles joined the Sussex academy,[3] and he has represented them at the Bunbury Festival. He has also played for Aston Rowant in the Oxfordshire cricket league, and in 2020, he scored a century on his Oxfordshire debut against Buckinghamshire.[4] At the age of 16 years and 157 days old, Coles became the youngest player to appear in a first-class match for the county.[5] The record had been held by John Mare since 1870.[3]
He has received the Oxford Junior Sportsman of the Year award and Sir John ‘Jack’ Hobbs Silver Jubilee Memorial Prize for the most outstanding under-16 schoolboy cricketer in England.[6] He made his List A debut on 23 July 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[7]
In December 2021, he was named in England's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[8]
Coles was a pupil at Magdalen College School, Oxford, up until 2022.[4]