James Mann (cricketer) explained

Country:Australia
Fullname:James Elliot Furneaux Mann
Birth Date:2 December 1903
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Death Place:Victoria, Australia
Family:Ian Mann (brother)
Batting:Right-handed
Club1:Cambridge University
Year1:1924
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:6
Runs1:219
Bat Avg1:24.33
100S/50S1:1/–
Top Score1:114
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:6/–
Date:26 January
Year:2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17305.html Cricinfo

James Elliot Furneaux Mann (2 December 1903 — 25 June 1984) was an Australian first-class cricketer.

Mann was born at Melbourne in December 1903. He was educated at Geelong Grammar School, before matriculating in 1923 to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1925 and 1926, making four appearances.[2] Playing in the Cambridge side as a middle order batsman, he scored 219 runs at an average of 24.33;[3] he made one century, a score of 114 against Sussex at Hove.[4] Mann later returned to Australia, where he died in June 1984. His brother, Ian, also played first-class cricket for Cambridge.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bury, John Patrick Tuer. The College of Corpus Christi and of the Blessed Virgin Mary: A History from 1822 to 1952. 1952. 321. en.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by James Mann. CricketArchive. 2022-01-26. subscription.
  3. Web site: First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Mann. CricketArchive. 2022-01-26. subscription.
  4. Web site: First-Class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by James Mann. CricketArchive. 2022-01-26. subscription.