David James (cricketer)
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David James was a Welsh
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Glamorgan
. He was born in Briton Ferry
and died in Margam
.
James made a single first-class appearance for Glamorgan, in their championship-winning season of 1948, against Nottinghamshire
, having played league cricket for Briton Ferry Town and Briton Ferry Steel.
James' father, Edward
, played three first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1922.
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler who played first-class cricket for Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
. He was born in Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry
Briton Ferry is a town and community in the county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales. The town encompasses the electoral wards of Briton Ferry East and Briton Ferry West....
and died in Margam
Margam
Margam is a suburb of Port Talbot in the Welsh county borough of Neath Port Talbot, Wales, close to junction 39 of the M4 motorway.- History :...
.
James made a single first-class appearance for Glamorgan, in their championship-winning season of 1948, against Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the current county champions. Its limited overs team is called the Nottinghamshire Outlaws...
, having played league cricket for Briton Ferry Town and Briton Ferry Steel.
James' father, Edward
Edward James (cricketer)
Edward Hugh James was a Welsh cricketer. James was a left-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox. He was born at Briton Ferry, Glamorgan....
, played three first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1922.
External links
- David James at Cricket Archive