Martin James (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Martin Harold James
Birth Date:26 October 1963
Birth Place:Enfield, Middlesex, England
Batting:Left-handed
Role:Occasional wicket-keeper
Family:Kevan James (brother)
Club1:Hertfordshire
Year1:1991 - 2003
Columns:1
Column1:List A
Matches1:9
Runs1:89
Bat Avg1:9.88
100S/50S1: - / -
Top Score1:26
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:1/ -
Date:17 May
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15578.html Cricinfo

Martin Henry James (born 26 October 1963) is a former English cricketer. James was a left-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Enfield, Middlesex.

James had a long career for Hertfordshire, playing 70 matches between 1991 and 2003, and scoring 3,915 runs in total at an average of 32.90[1] He was captain of Hertfordshire from 2001[2] to 2003.[3] His highest score in minor counties cricket was 143, against Suffolk in August 1997, in a game in which he scored centuries in both innings.[4]

In 1993, he made his List A debut against Gloucestershire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 8 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Bedfordshire in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was held in 2002.[5] In his 9 List A matches, he scored 89 runs at a batting average of 9.88, with a high score of 26.[6]

His brother, Kevan, played first-class cricket.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hertfordshire Cricket - 2017 Handbook page 41. 18 March 2021.
  2. Wisden 2001, p. 936
  3. Wisden 2003, p. 1054
  4. Wisden 1998, p. 889
  5. Web site: Full Scorecard of Herts v Bedfordshire. ESPN Cricinfo. 18 March 2021.
  6. Web site: Martin James. ESPN Cricinfo. 18 March 2021.