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Robert Michael James (born 2 October 1934) is an English former cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1956 to 1965.

Cricket career

Michael James was educated at St John's School, Leatherhead, and Trinity College, Cambridge. 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. 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.

He also played regularly for Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship from 1954 to 1962, and a few matches from 1969 to 1971.

James played three matches for Wellington in the Plunket Shield in 1964–65.

His son Tim played for Berkshire in the 1980s.

References

1. Wisden 1958, p. 291.
2. "First-class batting for each team by Michael James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
3. Wisden 1958, p. 370–71.
4. "Minor Counties Championship matches played by Michael James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
5. "First-Class Matches played by Michael James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
6. "Tim James". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 February 2017.

External links

• Michael James at ESPNcricinfo

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