Martin James (cricketer)

Martin James
Personal information
Full name
Martin Harold James
Born (1963-10-26) 26 October 1963 (age 61)
Enfield, Middlesex, England
BattingLeft-handed
RoleOccasional wicket-keeper
RelationsKevan James (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1991–2003Hertfordshire
Career statistics
Competition List A
Matches 9
Runs scored 89
Batting average 9.88
100s/50s –/–
Top score 26
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 May 2011

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.

References

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