Jimmy Graham (cricketer) explained

Country:Scotland
Fullname:James Graham
Birth Date:2 March 1875
Birth Place:Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Death Place:Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Leg break googly
Club1:Scotland
Year1:1924
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:3
Bat Avg1:3.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:3
Deliveries1:132
Wickets1:1
Bowl Avg1:89.00
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:1/89
Catches/Stumpings1:1/–
Date:3 November
Year:2022
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/james-graham-25221 Cricinfo

James Graham (2 March 1875 – 24 January 1942) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Graham was born at Kilmarnock in March 1875. A club cricketer for Kilmarnock,[1] Graham made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Scotland against the touring South Africans at Glasgow in 1924.[2] Playing in the Scottish side as a leg break googly bowler, he took one wicket in the match, that of South African captain Mick Commaille. Batting twice in the match from the tail, he ended the Scotland first innings unbeaten without scoring, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring by Cec Dixon.[3] Graham was the victim of a burglary in March 1931, where a substantial amount of money and gold coins were stolen.[4] He died at Clackmannan in January 1942.

Notes and References

  1. Lively batting at Forthill. Dundee Courier. 3 July 1911. p. 6
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Jimmy Graham. CricketArchive. 3 November 2022. subscription.
  3. Web site: Scotland v South Africans, 1922. CricketArchive. 3 November 2022. subscription.
  4. Scottish cricketer robbed. Dundee Evening Telegraph. 6 March 1931. p. 1