Steve James (cricketer)
Stephen Peter James (born 7 September 1967 in Lydney, Gloucestershire) is an English journalist and former cricketer who played two Tests for England in 1998,[1] making 71 runs in four innings.
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| 1993-94 – 1994-95 | Mashonaland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He was captain of Glamorgan for three seasons before retiring in 2003 after 17 seasons with the club, aged 35. He played a total of 245 first-class matches, making 15,890 runs at a batting average just above 40, with a total of 47 centuries and a highest score of 309 not out against Sussex in 2000 - which is the Glamorgan record highest score.[2] He scored more than 1,000 runs in a season nine times, with his two most prolific seasons following each other - 1,766 runs in 1996 was followed up with 1,775 runs in 1997, which led to his selection for the England A team before graduating to Test level the following season.
James also played two seasons of domestic cricket in Zimbabwe for Mashonaland.
Since retirement, he made a career as a journalist, initially covering cricket and rugby for The Sunday Telegraph and occasionally writing for The Daily Telegraph.[3] He was removed by the paper just before Christmas 2016,[4] and now writes for The Times.
Rugby career
James was also a successful rugby player with Lydney R.F.C. mainly at the full back position. In a career spanning the 1985/86 to 1995/96 seasons he scored 140 points, including 31 tries, in 81 games.[5]
References
- "Late bloomers: Joe Denly joins England's list of 30-plus debutants". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Records/England/Firstclass/Glamorgan/Batting_Records/Highest_Innings_For.html<
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/stevejames
- https://www.sportsjournalists.co.uk/other-bodies/rugby-writers/james-shocked-and-devastated-to-be-axed/
- http://www.lydneyrfc.co.uk/2006/past_players.htm
External links
- Steve James at ESPNcricinfo
- Steve James at CricketArchive (subscription required)
- Profile at the Daily Telegraph
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