| James Golding | |
| Fullname: | James Matthew Golding |
| Birth Date: | 1977 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Canterbury, Kent |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Club1: | Kent Cricket Board |
| Club2: | Kent |
| Club3: | Wiltshire |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 15 July |
| Debutyear1: | 1999 |
| Debutfor1: | Kent |
| Debutagainst1: | New Zealanders |
| Lastdate1: | 19 July |
| Lastyear1: | 2002 |
| Lastfor1: | Kent |
| Lastagainst1: | Surrey |
| Type2: | LA |
| Debutdate2: | 4 May |
| Debutyear2: | 1999 |
| Debutfor2: | Kent Cricket Board |
| Debutagainst2: | Denmark |
| Lastdate2: | 3 May |
| Lastyear2: | 2005 |
| Lastfor2: | Wiltshire |
| Lastagainst2: | Kent |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 224 |
| Bat Avg1: | 24.88 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 32 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,162 |
| Wickets1: | 14 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 45.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/76 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 40 |
| Runs2: | 383 |
| Bat Avg2: | 19.15 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 47 |
| Deliveries2: | 1,544 |
| Wickets2: | 48 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 25.43 |
| Fivefor2: | 0 |
| Tenfor2: | 0 |
| Best Bowling2: | 4/42 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 8/– |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/13394.html CricInfo |
| Date: | 11 October |
| Year: | 2017 |
James Matthew Golding (born 19 July 1977) is a former English professional cricketer. He was born at Canterbury in Kent and played for Kent County Cricket Club, Kent Cricket Board and Wiltshire County Cricket Club between 1998 and 2009.[1]
Golding made his debut for Kent's Second XI in 1995 before making his First-class cricket debut for the county in 1999 against the touring New Zealanders. He signed as a professional member of Kent's playing staff at the end of the 1999 season.[2] [3] He played List A cricket for Kent Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy before going on to play 36 times for the Kent List A side between 2000 and 2002, including a match against the touring Indian side in 2002 when he recorded his best List A bowling figures of 4/42, including bowling Sachin Tendulkar.[4]
He made his County Championship debut for Kent in 2001 against Somerset at Taunton, taking three wickets in Somerset's first innings.[5] Golding played 11 first-class matches for Kent before being released at the end of the 2002 season.[6] [7] After leaving Kent, Golding played Minor Counties cricket for Wiltshire between 2005 and 2009 as well as making one List A appearance for the county in the 2005 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.[8]
Golding became a P.E. teacher after leaving the professional game. He worked at Abbeyfield School in Chippenham, Wiltshire and, as of October 2017, is a Housemaster and Master in charge of cricket at Abingdon School in Oxfordshire.[9]