Steve James (cricketer)

Steve James
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	England;
Test debut	18 June 1998 v South Africa
Last Test	27 August 1998 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
1985–2003	Glamorgan
1989–1990	Cambridge University
1993/94–1994/95	Mashonaland
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 11 July 2020

Stephen Peter James (born 7 September 1967)) is an English journalist and former cricketer who played two Test matches for England in 1998,[1] making 71 runs in four innings.

He was captain of Glamorgan for three seasons before retiring in 2003 after 17 seasons with the club, aged 35. He played a total of 245 first-class matches, making 15,890 runs at a batting average just above 40, with a total of 47 centuries and a highest score of 309 not out against Sussex in 2000 - which is the Glamorgan record highest score.[2] He scored more than 1,000 runs in a season nine times, with his two most prolific seasons following each other - 1,766 runs in 1996 was followed up with 1,775 runs in 1997, which led to his selection for the England A team before graduating to Test level the following season.

James also played two seasons of domestic cricket in Zimbabwe for Mashonaland.

Since retirement, he made a career as a journalist, initially covering cricket and rugby for The Sunday Telegraph and occasionally writing for The Daily Telegraph.[3] He was removed by the paper just before Christmas 2016,[4] and now writes for The Times.

Rugby career

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.[5]

References

External links

Steve James at ESPNcricinfo
Profile at the Daily Telegraph

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[1] "Late bloomers: Joe Denly joins England's list of 30-plus debutants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[2] ttps://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Glamorgan/Batting_Records/Highest_Innings_For.html<

[3] ttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/stevejames

[4] ttps://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/other-bodies/rugby-writers/james-shocked-and-devastated-to-be-axed/

[5] ttp://www.lydneyrfc.co.uk/2006/past_players.htm