James Handford (1 February 1890 – 14 August 1948) was an English cricketer for Derbyshire. A right-handed batsman, he was born in Hayfield, Derbyshire. He placed nine first-class matches for his county during the 1910 County Championship,[1] scoring 137 runs at 9.78.[2] Handford played all around the batting order,[1] making his career best 23 against Essex on 16 May 1910.[3] He went on to play minor cricket for Heavy Woollen District against Yorkshire Second XI in 1911,[4] where he enjoyed his strongest performance, nine and 54 with the bat as well as six wickets – including a five wicket haul – with the ball.[5] He died in Stockport, Cheshire.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Hartford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 February 1890 Hayfield, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 1948 (aged 58) Stockport, Cheshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-hand bat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1910 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: CricInfo, 24 August 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by James Handford". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ "Player Profile: James Handford". CricInfo. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ "Essex v Derbyshire". Cricket Archive. 18 May 1910. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ "Teams played for by James Handford". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
- ^ "Heavy Woollen District v Yorkshire Second XI". Cricket Archive. 11 July 1911. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
External links
edit- James Handford at ESPNcricinfo
- James Handford at CricketArchive (subscription required)