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Full name | Robert Michael James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wokingham, Berkshire, England | 2 October 1934||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1954 to 1971 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956 to 1958 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1964–65 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricket Archive, 6 February 2017 |
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]
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Robert Michael James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wokingham, Berkshire, England | 2 October 1934||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1954 to 1971 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956 to 1958 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1964–65 | Wellington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:
Cricket Archive, 6 February 2017 |
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]