| Michael James | |
| Fullname: | Robert Michael James |
| Birth Date: | 2 October 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Wokingham, Berkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Berkshire |
| Year1: | 1954 to 1971 |
| Club2: | Cambridge University |
| Year2: | 1956 to 1958 |
| Club3: | Wellington |
| Year3: | 1964–65 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 51 |
| Runs1: | 2208 |
| Bat Avg1: | 27.60 |
| 100S/50S1: | 4/5 |
| Top Score1: | 168 |
| Deliveries1: | 2997 |
| Wickets1: | 38 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 35.68 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/5 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 16/0 |
| Date: | 6 February 2017 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21287/21287.html Cricket Archive |
Robert Michael James (born 2 October 1934) is a former English cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1956 to 1965.
Michael James was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, and Trinity College, Cambridge.[1] He was a regular member of the Cambridge University team from 1956 to 1958, scoring 1969 runs in 45 first-class matches at an average of 27.34.[2] His highest score was 168 against Gloucestershire in 1957, when he "dominated the cricket, on-driving and pulling powerfully during a fine display lasting four hours and including six 6's and seventeen 4's". Cambridge won the match by an innings in two days.[3]
He also played regularly for Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship from 1954 to 1962, and a few matches from 1969 to 1971.[4]
James played three matches for Wellington in the Plunket Shield in 1964–65.[5]
His son Tim played for Berkshire in the 1980s.[6]