James Southerton

James Southerton
Personal information
Born(1827-11-16)16 November 1827
Petworth, Sussex, England
Died16 June 1880(1880-06-16) (aged 52)
Mitcham, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm slow
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 10)15 March 1877 v Australia
Last Test4 April 1877 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1854–1879Surrey
1861Hampshire (pre-1864)
1858–1872Sussex
1864–1867Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 286
Runs scored 7 3,159
Batting average 3.50 9.02
100s/50s –/– –/3
Top score 6 82
Balls bowled 263 68,668
Wickets 7 1,682
Bowling average 15.28 14.43
5 wickets in innings 192
10 wickets in match 59
Best bowling 4/46 9/30
Catches/stumpings 2/– 215/3
Source: CricInfo, 13 April 2020

James Southerton (16 November 1827 – 16 June 1880) was a professional cricketer who played first-class cricket between 1854 and 1879. After a slow start, he became, along with Alfred Shaw, the greatest slow bowler of the 1870s. He played in the first Test match and remains the oldest player to make their debut in Test cricket. His son, Sydney James Southerton was editor of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack from 1934 to 1935.