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| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm-medium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Cumbes | ||
| Date of birth | 4 May 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1961–1964 | Runcorn | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1969 | Tranmere Rovers | 137 | (0) |
| 1969–1971 | West Bromwich Albion | 64 | (0) |
| 1971–1975 | Aston Villa | 157 | (0) |
| 1976 | Portland Timbers | 22 | (0) |
| 1977 | Runcorn | ||
| 1978 | Southport | 19 | (0) |
| 1978–1982 | Worcester City | ||
| Total | 399 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Cumbes (born 4 May 1944) is an English former sportsman. He played first-class cricket for four counties as a right-arm fast-medium bowler and lower-order right-handed batsman, and later served as chief executive of Lancashire; while he also had a substantial career as a professional footballer, where he played in goal. He was born in East Didsbury, Manchester.