James Norley Explained

James Norley
Fullname:James Norley
Birth Date:5 January 1847
Birth Place:Canterbury, Kent
Death Place:Eastville, Bristol
Batting:Right-handed
Club2:Gloucestershire
Year2:1877
Club1:Kent
Date:4 April
Year:2014
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18151.html Cricinfo

James Norley (5 January 1847 – 24 October 1900) was an English professional cricketer who played in the 1870s.

Norley was born at Canterbury in Kent and made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club in 1870. He played eight times for the side between 1870 and 1871 before making a single first-class appearance for Gloucestershire in 1877.[1] [2]

Norley's brother, Fred, played for Kent in the mid-1860s.[3] Norley died in 1900 at Eastville near Bristol aged 53.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31740/31740.html James Norley
  2. Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 408–409. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 7 August 2022.)
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/31/31739/31739.html Frederick Norley
  4. Web site: James Norley . 4 April 2014 . ESPN Cricinfo.