| James Fulton | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | James Anthony Gervase Fulton |
| Birth Date: | 21 September 1977 |
| Birth Place: | Plymouth, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Role: | Batsman |
| Club1: | Oxford University Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1997-1999 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 21 |
| Runs1: | 679 |
| Bat Avg1: | 19.40 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/5 |
| Top Score1: | 78 |
| Deliveries1: | 36 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 11/– |
| Date: | 16 November 2024 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12935.html Cricinfo |
James Fulton (born 21 September 1977) is an English former cricketer. He played 21 first-class matches for Oxford University Cricket Club between 1997 and 1999.[1]
Fulton, a left-handed batter, played in 10 first-class matches in 1997, scoring 451 runs at an average of 23.73. He scored four half centuries, against Durham,[2] Sussex (where he scored 50 and 46),, Nottinghamshire and in the Varsity Match against Cambridge University, where he scored 78 in the first innings, with a stand of 103 between him and captain Mark Wagh.[3]
He was appointed captain in 1998, playing in all the team's eight first-class matches, scoring 180 runs at an average of 16.36, with his highest score (and only half-century) 78 against Yorkshire.
He only played in three first-class matches in 1999, the final year of first-class cricket against Counties by Oxford University, scoring 48 runs at an average of 9.6, with a highest score of 30.
After finishing university, Fulton joined the British Army.[4] He represented them at cricket including captaining the side in their centenary match against the Royal Navy at Lord's in August 2008, a contest in which he top-scored with 115.[5]
In 2015 he became Master in College at Eton College.[6]