James Bretherton

James Bretherton

Personal information
Full name	James Bretherton
Born	5 January 1862 Whiston, Lancashire, England
Died	6 September 1926(1926-09-06) (aged 64) Raby, Cheshire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1895	Cheshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 165 Batting average 16.50 100s/50s –/1 Top score 50 Balls bowled 1,089 Wickets 24 Bowling average 16.50 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 5/30 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 October 2015

James Bretherton (5 January 1862 – 9 June 1926) was an English cricketer active in the 1890s, playing in six first-class cricket matches. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.

Having played club cricket for Boughton Hall since 1890,[1] Bretherton made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for the Liverpool and District cricket team against Yorkshire at Aigburth in 1890.[2] He made five further appearances in first-class cricket for Liverpool and District to 1894, all of which came against Yorkshire, with exception of his second match of 1893 which came against the touring Australians.[2] He scored a total of 165 runs in his six matches, averaged 16.50, with a high score of 50.[3] With the ball he took 24 wickets, which came at an identical average to his batting.[4] His best figures were 5/30 in his debut match,[5] which was also his only career five wicket haul. He later made a single appearance for Cheshire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship against Worcestershire.[6]

He died at Raby, Cheshire on 9 June 1926.

References

1. "Teams James Bretherton played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
2. "First-Class Matches played by James Bretherton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Bretherton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
4. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by James Bretherton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
5. "Liverpool and District v Yorkshire, 1890". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
6. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by James Bretherton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.

External links

• James Bretherton at ESPNcricinfo
• James Bretherton at CricketArchive

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