James Wiseman (cricketer)

James Mackintosh Wiseman (13 February 1816 – 19 July 1839) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

James Wiseman
Personal information
Full name
James Mackintosh Wiseman
Born13 February 1816
Hastings, Sussex, England
Died19 July 1839(1839-07-19) (aged 23)
Sindh, British India
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1836Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 1
Batting average 0.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 June 2020

The son of Sir William Saltonstall Wiseman, he was born at Hastings in February 1816. He later studied at University College at the University of Oxford.[1] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1836.[2] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in the Oxford first innings by John Bayley, while in their second innings he was run out without scoring.[3]

After graduating from Oxford, Wiseman served in British India as an ensign with the Bombay Army.[4] He was killed in the Sindh in July 1839.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Wiseman, James Mackintosh" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Wyatt". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Oxford University v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1836". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  4. ^ Vane, The Hon. W. L. (2012). Durham Light Infantry: The United Red and White Rose. Andrews UK Limited. p. 215. ISBN 978-1781515419.

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