| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | James Lenox Naper |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1825 |
| Birth Place: | Wellesbourne, Warwickshire, England |
| Death Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1846 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 16 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 14 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 16 October |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18196.html Cricinfo |
James Lenox Naper (5 December 1825 — 4 December 1901) was an Anglo-Irish first-class cricketer, Militia officer and farmer.
The son of the politician James Lenox William Naper, he was born in December 1825 at Wellesbourne, Warwickshire. He was educated at Eton College,[1] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[2] Naper played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) against Oxford University at Oxford in 1846.[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the MCC's first innings for 14 runs by William Davies, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by Stephen Soames.[4] He was appointed High Sheriff of Meath in January 1853 and later served as Deputy Lieutenant for the county in 1870. He was additionally a justice of the peace for Meath.[1] Naper served with the Royal Meath Militia, being commissioned as a major in December 1854. Naper was a prominent figure in Irish agriculture, breeding prized Hereford cattle and Shropshire sheep. He died suddenly at Dublin in December 1901.[5]