| Country: | Scotland |
| Fullname: | James David Martin |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1901 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Scotland |
| Year1: | 1926 - 1929 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 3 |
| Runs1: | 101 |
| Bat Avg1: | 25.25 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/1 |
| Top Score1: | 88 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 13 July |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/james-martin-25282 Cricinfo |
James David Martin (1 July 1901 — 19 March 1988) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and administrator.
Martin was born in July 1901 in Edinburgh and was educated there at George Watson's College. A club cricketer for Watsonians Cricket Club, he made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Greenock in 1926. He made two further appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland in 1929, against Ireland at Dublin and the touring South Africans at Perth.[1] Playing on the Scottish side as a batsman, he scored 101 runs at an average of 25.25;[2] he made one half-century, a score of 88 against Ireland in 1929.[3] Martin later served as the president of the Scottish Cricket Union in 1947, succeeding William Anderson.[4] Outside of cricket, he was a grain merchant by profession. Martin died in Edinburgh in March 1988.