James Colquhoun (cricketer)

James Colquhoun
Personal information
Full name James Clifton Colquhoun
Born 1 December 1893
Clifton, Arizona, United States
Died 9 December 1977(1977-12-09) (aged 84)
London, England
Batting Right-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1929–1930 Cornwall
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 30
Batting average 15.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 15
Balls bowled –
Wickets –
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 October 2018

James Clifton Colquhoun MBE (1 December 1893 – 9 February 1977) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Colquhoun was born in December 1893, to Elizabeth Scott Wallace Colquhoun and James Colquhoun.[1] His father was an engineer with the Scottish owned Arizona Copper Company, based in Clifton, Arizona.[2][notes 1] Returning to the United Kingdom for schooling, Colquhorn was educated at Campbell College and Glenalmond College, playing cricket for the latters school team from 1909–1912.[3] He played first-class cricket in June 1914, when he played for GJV Weigall's XI against Oxford University at Oxford.[4] Opening the batting in both innings', Colquhoun was dismissed for 15 runs in the first-innings by Orme Bristowe, and for the same score in their second-innings by Donald Johnston.[5]

He served during World War I with the Highland Light Infantry, enlisting in 1914 with the rank of Second Lieutenant.[6][7] He was promoted to Temporary Lieutenant in May 1916.[8] He transferred to the Durham Light Infantry at some point in 1917, where he supervised physical and bayonet training.[9] He remained with the Durham Light Infantry following the war, by June 1919 he held the rank of Temporary Captain, which he relinquished with the cessation of his supervisory duties and military service in 1919.[10]

He later played minor counties cricket for Cornwall from 1929–1930, making six appearances in the Minor Counties Championship (his minor counties debut proper had come prior to the war, when he played for the Kent Second XI).[11] He was later made an MBE.[3] He died in hospital at London in February 1977.[3]

Note

  1. ↑ The authoritative cricket websites ESPNcricinfo and CricketArchive have his place of birth recorded as Scotland; however, given his fathers work in Clifton, Arizona in the 1890s, where he lived alongside his wife, this seems a more logical location for his place of birth.

References

  1. ↑ Gordon, Linda (2011-02-09). The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction. Harvard University Press. p. 329. ISBN 0674061713.
  2. ↑ "The Man from Scotland". Arizona Capitol Times. 2017-07-21. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  3. 1 2 3 "Wisden - Obituaries in 1977". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  4. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by James Colquhoun". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  5. ↑ "Oxford University v GJV Weigall's XI, 1914". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
  6. ↑ "No. 29007". The London Gazette. 15 December 1914. p. 10699.
  7. ↑ "No. 29365". The London Gazette. 12 November 1915. p. 11292.
  8. ↑ "No. 29976". The London Gazette. 9 March 1917. p. 2388.
  9. ↑ "No. 30452". The London Gazette. 28 December 1917. p. 103.
  10. ↑ "No. 31381". The London Gazette. 3 June 1919. p. 7147.
  11. ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by James Colquhoun". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-10-07.
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