James Hamilton Purves (born 4 December 1937) is a former English cricketer. Purves was a left -handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire and educated at Uppingham School.
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| Full name | James Hamilton Purves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1937 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | Essex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 September 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purves made his first-class debut for Essex against Cambridge University in 1960. Following this match he played a first-class fixture for the Free Foresters against Oxford University.[1] The following season he made four further first-class appearances for Essex, the last of which came against Middlesex in the County Championship.[1] He struggled in his five first-class appearances for the county, scoring just 36 runs at an average of 5.14, with a high score of 14.[2] He made a further first-class appearance for the Free Foresters in 1961, followed this up in 1962 by making two more for the team. Also in 1962, Purves made his only first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Cambridge University. In 1964, he made his final first-class appearance for the Free Foresters against Oxford University.[1] He fared better with the bat for the Free Foresters, scoring 422 runs in his five matches at an average of 42.20, with a high score of 74.[2] This score, which was one of four fifties he made for the club, came against Cambridge University in 1962.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by James Purves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Purves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ "Cambridge University v Free Foresters, 1962". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
External links
edit- James Purves at ESPNcricinfo
- James Purves at CricketArchive