| Jimmy Bridges | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | James John Bridges |
| Birth Date: | 28 June 1887 |
| Birth Place: | Timsbury, Somerset, England |
| Death Place: | London, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Somerset |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 11 May |
| Debutyear1: | 1911 |
| Debutfor1: | Somerset |
| Debutagainst1: | Hampshire |
| Lastdate1: | 27 July |
| Lastyear1: | 1929 |
| Lastfor1: | Somerset |
| Lastagainst1: | Gloucestershire |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 216 |
| Runs1: | 2,418 |
| Bat Avg1: | 10.07 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 99* |
| Deliveries1: | 38,251 |
| Wickets1: | 686 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 25.67 |
| Fivefor1: | 45 |
| Tenfor1: | 4 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/41 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 128/– |
| Date: | 18 October |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Source: | http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/3/3454/3454.html CricketArchive |
James John Bridges (28 June 1887 – 26 September 1966) was an English cricketer who played for Somerset from 1911 to 1929. Bridges was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who batted right-handed.
He played in 216 first-class matches and took 686 wickets at an average of 25.67 with best figures of 7/41. He achieved 5 wickets in an innings on 45 occasions and 10 wickets in a match four times. He was a tail-end batsman who played 348 innings, with 108 not outs, scoring 2,418 runs with a highest score of 99 not out. He made two fifties and took 128 catches.[1]
Bridges was the bowler when Jack Hobbs scored the run that took him to his 126th career century and so equalled the then world record of W G Grace.