James Purves (cricketer)
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| Full name | James Hamilton Purves | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 December 1937 Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 December 2022 (aged 85) | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1962 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | Essex | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 September 2011 | |||||||||||||||
James Hamilton Purves (4 December 1937 – 27 December 2022)[1] was an 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.
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.[2] The following season he made four further first-class appearances for Essex, the last of which came against Middlesex in the County Championship.[2] 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.[3] 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.[2] 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.[3] This score, which was one of four fifties he made for the club, came against Cambridge University in 1962.[4]
References
- ^ "James Purves". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ 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.