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| Full name | Stephen Peter James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1967 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| National side | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Test debut | 18 June 1998 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 27 August 1998 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–2003 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993/94–1994/95 | Mashonaland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
James 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 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.[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
- ↑ "Late bloomers: Joe Denly joins England's list of 30-plus debutants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive".
- ↑ "Steve James". 13 July 2020.
- ↑ "James 'shocked and devastated' to be axed – Sports Journalists' Association". 17 November 2016.
- ↑ "Home".
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