James Graham (cricketer) explained

James Graham
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm off spin
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:6
Runs1:50
Bat Avg1:4.54
100S/50S1:0/0
Top Score1:12
Deliveries1:972
Wickets1:13
Bowl Avg1:29.92
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/76
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
International:true
Country:Ireland
Source:http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26760/26760.html CricketArchive
Date:15 November
Year:2022

James Robert Graham (11 August 1906 – 14 January 1942)[1] was an Irish cricketer.[2] A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played seven times for the Ireland cricket team between 1936 and 1939,[3] including six first-class matches.[4]

Playing career

He made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in June 1936 in a first-class match. He scored 12 not out in the Irish first innings and took 3/76 in the Scotland first innings. Both these performances are his best for Ireland. The following month, he played against India in his only non-first-class match for Ireland. He also played against the MCC in 1936.

He played once for Ireland in 1937 against the Minor Counties combined side. He played twice in 1938 against Scotland and the MCC, and once in 1939 against Scotland, which was his last game for Ireland.

Statistics

In all matches for Ireland, he scored fifty runs at an average of 4.17 and took 14 wickets at an average of 30.21.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26760/26760.html Cricket Archive profile
  2. Web site: 700 and counting . Cricket Europe . 14 February 2019.
  3. http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CSTATZ/irelandall/ire106.htm CricketEurope Stats Zone profile
  4. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/26/26760/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by James Graham at Cricket Archive