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James Elliot Furneaux Mann (2 December 1903 — 25 June 1984) was an Australian first-class cricketer.

Mann was born at Melbourne in December 1903. He was educated at Geelong Grammar School, before matriculating in 1923 to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1925 and 1926, making four appearances. Playing in the Cambridge side as a middle order batsman, he scored 219 runs at an average of 24.33; he made one century, a score of 114 against Sussex at Hove. Mann later returned to Australia, where he died in June 1984. His brother, Ian, also played first-class cricket for Cambridge.

References

1. Bury, John Patrick Tuer (1952). The College of Corpus Christi and of the Blessed Virgin Mary: A History from 1822 to 1952. p. 321.
2. "First-Class Matches played by James Mann". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Mann". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by James Mann". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.

External links

• James Mann at ESPNcricinfo

• 1903 births
• 1984 deaths
• Cricketers from Melbourne
• People educated at Geelong Grammar School
• Alumni of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
• Australian cricketers
• Cambridge University cricketers
• 20th-century Australian sportsmen