| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | James Hamilton Purves |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1937 |
| Birth Place: | Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1962 |
| Club2: | Essex |
| Year2: | 1960 - 1961 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 11 |
| Runs1: | 474 |
| Bat Avg1: | 24.94 |
| 100S/50S1: | - /4 |
| Top Score1: | 74 |
| Deliveries1: | - |
| Wickets1: | - |
| Bowl Avg1: | - |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | - |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/ - |
| Date: | 25 September |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18645.html Cricinfo |
James Hamilton Purves (born 4 December 1937) is a former English cricketer. Purves was a left -handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire and educated at Uppingham School.
Purves made his first-class debut for Essex against Cambridge University in 1960. Following this match he played a first-class fixture for the Free Foresters against Oxford University.[1] The following season he made four further first-class appearances for Essex, the last of which came against Middlesex in the County Championship.[1] He struggled in his five first-class appearances for the county, scoring just 36 runs at an average of 5.14, with a high score of 14.[2] He made a further first-class appearance for the Free Foresters in 1961, followed this up in 1962 by making two more for the team. Also in 1962, Purves made his only first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University. In 1964, he made his final first-class appearance for the Free Foresters against Oxford University.[1] He fared better with the bat for the Free Foresters, scoring 422 runs in his five matches at an average of 42.20, with a high score of 74.[2] This score, which was one of four fifties he made for the club, came against Cambridge University in 1962.[3]