Alec James (cricketer)
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| Full name | Alec Pearce James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1889 Neath, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 1961 (aged 72) Torquay, Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1914/15 | South Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910 | Carmarthenshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 June 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alec Pearce James (22 May 1889 – 14 August 1961) was a Welsh cricketer. James's batting style is unknown, but it is known he bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Neath, Glamorgan.
James made his debut for Carmarthenshire in the 1910 Minor Counties Championship against Monmouthshire. James played 5 further Minor Counties Championship for Carmarthenshire in 1910, the last coming against Cornwall.[1]
Moving to Australia, where he taught at St Peter's College, Adelaide,[2] James made his first-class debut for South Australia in December 1914, against New South Wales. He made 3 further first-class appearances for South Australia, the last coming against Victoria in February 1915.[3] In his 4 appearances, he scored 93 runs at a batting average of 13.28, with a high score of 23.[4] With the ball, he took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 35.92, with best figures of 3/56.[5]
He died in Torquay, England on 14 August 1961.
References
[edit]- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Alec James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- ^ Sun (Christchurch), 22 January 1915, p. 2.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Alec James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Alec James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Alec James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
External links
[edit]- Alec James at ESPNcricinfo
- Alec James at CricketArchive