| Jim McConnon | |
| Fullname: | James Edward McConnon |
| Birth Date: | 21 June 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Burnopfield, County Durham, England |
| Death Place: | Altrincham, Greater Manchester, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm offbreak |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | Test |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 18 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.00 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 11 |
| Deliveries1: | 216 |
| Wickets1: | 4 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 18.50 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/19 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Column2: | First-class |
| Matches2: | 256 |
| Runs2: | 4,661 |
| Bat Avg2: | 14.38 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/13 |
| Top Score2: | 95 |
| Deliveries2: | 37,449 |
| Wickets2: | 819 |
| Bowl Avg2: | 19.88 |
| Fivefor2: | 49 |
| Tenfor2: | 12 |
| Best Bowling2: | 8/36 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 151/– |
| International: | true |
| Country: | England |
| Testdebutagainst: | Pakistan |
| Testdebutdate: | 22 July |
| Testdebutyear: | 1954 |
| Lasttestdate: | 12 August |
| Lasttestagainst: | Pakistan |
| Lasttestyear: | 1954 |
| Source: | http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/16961.html CricInfo |
| Date: | 7 November |
| Year: | 2022 |
James Edward McConnon (21 June 1922 - 26 January 2003) was an English cricketer, who played in two Tests in 1954 as an off-spin bowler. He played for Glamorgan from 1950 to 1961, albeit missing the 1956 season when he decided to play for Burnley in the Lancashire League. His 819 first-class wickets cost less than 20 runs each.
Jim McConnon was born in Burnopfield, County Durham.[1] His was a late conversion to cricket, having played football for Aston Villa and Newport County. A knee injury resulted in McConnon switching sports and, for a short time, his lovely bowling action utilising long spinner's fingers threatened Jim Laker's role in the England team.[1]
He made his first-class debut for Glamorgan against Surrey at the start of the 1950 season, in the same match as Don Shepherd. He claimed 100 wickets in a season three times, with 136 at 16.07 in 1951 being his best. Against the South African tourists in that year he took 6 for 27 including a hat-trick, helping Glamorgan to an unlikely victory.
McConnon's selection for the Ashes tour of 1954-55 was controversial in that it meant that Laker was not taken.[2] As it was McConnon broke a finger during the tour, and he returned home early.[1]
His season as a professional in the Lancashire League was successful: he topped the League bowling averages with 52 wickets at 6.8,[3] and Burnley won the championship.[4] After he left first-class cricket he played a few seasons of Minor Counties cricket for Cheshire.
McConnon and his wife Pauline had three children, Michael, Catherine and Christopher.[5]
McConnon died in Altrincham, Greater Manchester, at the age of 80.