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Steve James (cricketer)

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Steve James
Personal information
Full name
Stephen Peter James
Born (1967-09-07) 7 September 1967 (age 57)
Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, UK
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Test debut18 June 1998 v South Africa
Last Test27 August 1998 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1985–2003Glamorgan
1989–1990Cambridge University
1993–1995Mashonaland
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA
Matches 2 245 238
Runs scored 71 15,890 7,040
Batting average 17.75 40.63 34.50
100s/50s 0/0 47/58 7/49
Top score 36 309* 135
Catches/stumpings 0/– 173/– 60/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 July 2020

Stephen Peter James (born 7 September 1967) is an English journalist and former cricketer.

James played for Glamorgan County Cricket Club for 17 seasons, captaining them for final three, before injury forced his retirement in 2004 at the age of 36.[1]

He played a total of 245 first-class matches, making 15,890 runs, including 47 centuries, at a batting average of 40.63. His highest score of 309 not out against Sussex in 2000 remains the record highest score for a Glamorgan player.[2]

He scored more than 1,000 runs in a season nine times, with his two most prolific seasons coming in consecutive years: 1,766 runs in 1996, followed up with 1,775 runs in 1997. He was subsequently selected for the England A team tour of East Africa and Sri Lanka that winter. He graduated to Test level the following season, playing two Test matches for England,[3] making 71 runs in four innings.

As captain, he guided Glamorgan to first place in Division 2 of the 2001 Norwich Union League, and led them to the Division One crown the following summer.

James also played two seasons of domestic cricket in Zimbabwe for Mashonaland in 1993/94 and 1994/95.

Since retirement, he has made a career as a journalist, initially covering cricket and rugby for The Sunday Telegraph and occasionally writing for The Daily Telegraph.[4] He was removed by the paper just before Christmas 2016,[5] and now writes for The Times.

Rugby career

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James was also a successful rugby player with Lydney R.F.C. mainly at the full back position. In a career spanning the 1985/86 to 1995/96 seasons he scored 140 points, including 31 tries, in 81 games.[6]

Publications

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Books

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  • James, Steve (2004). Third Man to Fatty's Leg: An Autobiography. First Stone Publishing. ISBN 978-1904439158.
  • James, Steve (2012). The Plan: How Fletcher and Flower Transformed English Cricket. London: Bantam Press. ISBN 978-0593068335.
  • James, Steve (2015). The Art of Centuries. London: Bantam Press. ISBN 978-0593072929.
  • Hoult, Nick & James, Steve (2020). Morgan's Men: The Inside Story of England's Rise from Cricket World Cup Humiliation to Glory. London: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1911630937.

References

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  1. ^ Hampson, Andy (9 February 2004). "Glamorgan's James forced to retire by knee problem". The Independent. London. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
  3. ^ Miller, Andrew (30 January 2019). "Late bloomers: Joe Denly joins England's list of 30-plus debutants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Steve James". 13 July 2020.
  5. ^ Downes, Steven (17 November 2016). "James 'shocked and devastated' to be axed". Sports Journalists' Association. London.
  6. ^ "Home".
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