James Bernard De Courcey Emtage (14 February 1902 – 12 August 1995) was a Barbadian writer, who published as J. B. Emtage. He was also a cricketer, who played in one first-class match for the Barbados cricket team in 1921/22.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 February 1902 Saint John, Barbados |
| Died | 12 August 1995 (aged 93) Essex, England |
Source: Cricinfo, 13 November 2020 | |
Life
editEmtage was educated at The Lodge School in Barbados, and Magdalen College, Oxford. He married Laurence May Briggs.[2]
Works
edit- Ski Fever. London: Methuen & Co, 1936. With pictures by Lewis Baumer.
- Brown Sugar: a vestigial tale. London: Collins, 1966.
- Foolscap and Bells. Bognor Regis: New Horizon, 1982.
- Miss Cheevus: Polemical Novel. Moving Finger Books, 1993.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "James Emtage". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ The Author's & Writer's Who's who. Burke's Peerage. 1971.
External links
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