James Bretherton

James Bretherton
Personal information
Full name
James Bretherton
Born5 January 1862
Whiston, Lancashire, England
Died6 September 1926(1926-09-06) (aged 64)
Raby, Cheshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1895Cheshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 165
Batting average 16.50
100s/50s –/1
Top score 50
Balls bowled 1,089
Wickets 24
Bowling average 16.50
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/30
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 3 October 2015

James Bretherton (5 January 1862 – 9 June 1926) was an English cricketer active in the 1890s, playing in six first-class cricket matches. He was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler.

Having played club cricket for Boughton Hall since 1890,[1] Bretherton made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for the Liverpool and District cricket team against Yorkshire at Aigburth in 1890.[2] He made five further appearances in first-class cricket for Liverpool and District to 1894, all of which came against Yorkshire, with exception of his second match of 1893 which came against the touring Australians.[2] He scored a total of 165 runs in his six matches, averaged 16.50, with a high score of 50.[3] With the ball he took 24 wickets, which came at an identical average to his batting.[4] His best figures were 5/30 in his debut match,[5] which was also his only career five wicket haul. He later made a single appearance for Cheshire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship against Worcestershire.[6]

He died at Raby, Cheshire on 9 June 1926.

  1. ^ "Teams James Bretherton played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by James Bretherton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Bretherton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by James Bretherton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Liverpool and District v Yorkshire, 1890". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by James Bretherton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 October 2015.