| Jim McEwin | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | James Nankivelle McEwin |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1898 |
| Birth Place: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Death Place: | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Leg-break and googly |
| Club1: | Canterbury |
| Year1: | 1917-18 to 1927-28 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 16 |
| Runs1: | 312 |
| Bat Avg1: | 16.42 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 39 |
| Deliveries1: | 2774 |
| Wickets1: | 41 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 32.85 |
| Fivefor1: | 2 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 5/87 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 6/– |
| Date: | 17 September 2018 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/37863.html Cricinfo |
James Nankivelle McEwin (11 September 1898 – 13 June 1979) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1917 to 1928.
A leg-spinner, Jim McEwin had his best performance in January 1919, taking 5 for 108 and 5 for 87 when Canterbury defeated Wellington by seven wickets to regain the Plunket Shield. In the second innings he opened the bowling and bowled 29 overs unchanged.[1] In senior club cricket for Sydenham in Christchurch he played 93 matches and took 454 wickets at an average of 16, taking five or more wickets in an innings 40 times.[2]