Stephen Peter James (born 7 September 1967) is an English journalist and former cricketer who played two Test matches for England in 1998,[1] making 71 runs in four innings.
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| Full name | Stephen Peter James | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 September 1967 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 18 June 1998 v South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 27 August 1998 v Sri Lanka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–2003 | Glamorgan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–1990 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Mashonaland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James was captain of Glamorgan for three seasons before injury forced his retirement at the age of 36 in early 2004, after 17 seasons with the club.[2] 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.[3] 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 in 1993/94 and 1994/95.
Since retirement, he has made a career as a journalist, initially covering cricket and rugby for The Sunday Telegraph and occasionally writing for The Daily Telegraph.[4] He was removed by the paper just before Christmas 2016,[5] and now writes for The Times.
Rugby career edit
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.[6]
Publications edit
Books edit
- James, Steve (2004). Third Man to Fatty's Leg: An Autobiography. First Stone Publishing. ISBN 978-1904439158.
- James, Steve (2012). The Plan: How Fletcher and Flower Transformed English Cricket. London: Bantam Press. ISBN 978-0593068335.
- James, Steve (2015). The Art of Centuries. London: Bantam Press. ISBN 978-0593072929.
- Hoult, Nick & James, Steve (2020). Morgan's Men: The Inside Story of England's Rise from Cricket World Cup Humiliation to Glory. London: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1911630937.
References edit
- ^ Miller, Andrew (30 January 2019). "Late bloomers: Joe Denly joins England's list of 30-plus debutants". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ Hampson, Andy (9 February 2004). "Glamorgan's James forced to retire by knee problem". The Independent. London. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
- ^ "Steve James". 13 July 2020.
- ^ Downes, Steven (17 November 2016). "James 'shocked and devastated' to be axed". Sports Journalists' Association. London.
- ^ "Home".
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