James Richard Studdert Redmayne (born 16 July 1979) is an English former first-class cricketer.

James Redmayne
Personal information
Full name
James Richard Studdert Redmayne
Born (1979-07-16) 16 July 1979 (age 45)
Westminster, London, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2000Oxford Universities
2000–2002Oxford University
2002Oxford UCCE
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 245
Batting average 30.62
100s/50s –/2
Top score 75*
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 21 June 2020

Life

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Cricket

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The son of Richard Redmayne, who is a businessman in corporate finance, and Patricia (née Burke), who runs a relocation business, he was born at Westminster in July 1979.[1] He was educated at Eton College, before going up to Trinity College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, Redmayne played first-class cricket. He made his debut for a combined Oxford Universities team against Gloucestershire at Bristol in 2000. He made two further first-class appearances for Oxford Universities in 2000, in addition to playing for Oxford University against Cambridge University in that years University Match. He didn't feature in first-class cricket in 2001, but did play twice in 2002, making an appearance each for Oxford UCCE against Northamptonshire,[notes 1] and for Oxford in The University Match.[3] In six first-class matches, Redmayne scored 245 runs at an average of 30.62, with a high score of 75 not out.[2]

Personal life

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After graduating from Oxford, Redmayne was employed as an investment banker for Goldman Sachs in London. He joined CVC Capital Partners in 2005, holding a number of positions within the company in London and then Hong Kong, where he was employed most recently as a senior managing director. He joined Searchlight Capital in June 2020.[4]

His brother is the actor Eddie Redmayne, while his paternal great-grandfather was Sir Richard Redmayne, a civil and mining engineer.[1]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Oxford UCCE differed from Oxford University Cricket Club in that it was open to students at Oxford Brookes University, whereas Oxford University Cricket Club is exclusively for students of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.
  1. ^ a b "Eddie Redmayne Facts: 23 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the 'Theory of Everything' Star". moviefone.com. 21 November 2014. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Player profile: James Redmayne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Redmayne". CricketArchive. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Searchlight Capital Partners Hires James Redmayne and Giles Marshall". www.searchlightcap.com. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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