Ted James
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Albert Edward James is a former English cricket
er who played first-class cricket
for Sussex
. He was a right-hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler who in 12 years of county cricket
took 843 wickets.
James began his cricket career with Buckinghamshire
, playing four matches in the 1947 Minor Counties Championship
. In 1948 he joined Sussex, making his first-class debut against Yorkshire
in May of that year, he took 4 wickets in his first match including that of England captain Norman Yardley
. James, who was dropped from the first team mid season, finished his maiden season with 33 wickets at an average
of 25.12.
James was a regular in the Sussex side for the next ten years playing 299 matches for the club, he was awarded his county cap in 1950 and awarded a benefit season in 1961. He passed 50 wickets in a season for every year between 1950 and 1959, twice topping a 100 for the season.
James’ most prolific season was 1955 when he took 111 wickets at 21.31, including his best career figures of 9 for 60 against Yorkshire. The one wicket to evade him was that of Brian Close
who was bowled by Robin Marlar
.
James took 27 five-wicket hauls in his career, two of which came against touring international teams. The first came in 1953 when he recorded figures of 5/96 against the touring Australians
. The second was in 1959 when he took 5/65 against the Indian tourists
.
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 who played first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
for Sussex
Sussex County Cricket Club
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Sussex. The club was founded as a successor to Brighton Cricket Club which was a representative of the county of Sussex as a...
. He was a right-hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler who in 12 years of county cricket
County cricket
County cricket is the highest level of domestic cricket in England and Wales. For the 2010 season, see 2010 English cricket season.-First-class counties:...
took 843 wickets.
James began his cricket career with Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
, playing four matches in the 1947 Minor Counties Championship
Minor Counties Cricket Championship
The Minor Counties Cricket Championship is a season-long competition in England that is contested by those county cricket clubs that do not have first-class status...
. In 1948 he joined Sussex, making his first-class debut against Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
Yorkshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Yorkshire as one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure....
in May of that year, he took 4 wickets in his first match including that of England captain Norman Yardley
Norman Yardley
Norman Walter Dransfield Yardley was an English cricketer who played for Cambridge University, Yorkshire County Cricket Club and England, as a right-handed batsman and occasional bowler. An amateur, he captained Yorkshire from 1948 to 1955 and England on fourteen occasions between 1947 and 1950,...
. James, who was dropped from the first team mid season, finished his maiden season with 33 wickets at an average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 25.12.
James was a regular in the Sussex side for the next ten years playing 299 matches for the club, he was awarded his county cap in 1950 and awarded a benefit season in 1961. He passed 50 wickets in a season for every year between 1950 and 1959, twice topping a 100 for the season.
James’ most prolific season was 1955 when he took 111 wickets at 21.31, including his best career figures of 9 for 60 against Yorkshire. The one wicket to evade him was that of Brian Close
Brian Close
Dennis Brian Close , usually known as Brian Close, is a former cricketer who is the youngest man ever to play Test cricket for England. He was picked for the Test team to play against New Zealand, in July 1949, when he was 18 years old. Close went on to play 22 Test matches for England,...
who was bowled by Robin Marlar
Robin Marlar
Robin Geoffrey Marlar is an English cricketer and cricket journalist. He was educated at Harrow and Cambridge....
.
James took 27 five-wicket hauls in his career, two of which came against touring international teams. The first came in 1953 when he recorded figures of 5/96 against the touring Australians
Australian cricket team in England in 1953
The Australian cricket team toured England in the 1953 season to play a five-match Test series against England for The Ashes.England won the final Test to take the series 1-0 after the first four Tests were all drawn. England therefore recovered the Ashes for the first time since losing them in...
. The second was in 1959 when he took 5/65 against the Indian tourists
Indian cricket team in England in 1959
The Indian cricket team toured England in the 1959 season. The team played five Test matches against England and lost them all: the first time that England had won all the matches in a five-match series...
.