James Bernard De Courcey Emtage (14 February 1902 – 12 August 1995) was a Barbadian writer, who published as J. B. Emtage. He was also a cricketer, who played in one first-class match for the Barbados cricket team in 1921/22.[1]

James Emtage
Personal information
Born(1902-02-14)14 February 1902
Saint John, Barbados
Died12 August 1995(1995-08-12) (aged 93)
Essex, England
Source: Cricinfo, 13 November 2020

Life

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Emtage was educated at The Lodge School in Barbados, and Magdalen College, Oxford. He married Laurence May Briggs.[2]

Works

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  • Ski Fever. London: Methuen & Co, 1936. With pictures by Lewis Baumer.
  • Brown Sugar: a vestigial tale. London: Collins, 1966.
  • Foolscap and Bells. Bognor Regis: New Horizon, 1982.
  • Miss Cheevus: Polemical Novel. Moving Finger Books, 1993.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "James Emtage". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  2. ^ The Author's & Writer's Who's who. Burke's Peerage. 1971.
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