James Foster (cricketer, born 1854)

For the Essex cricketer, see James Foster (cricketer, born 1980).

James Foster
Personal information
Full name
James Bryan Foster
Born9 March 1854
Ramsgate, Kent
Died22 November 1914(1914-11-22) (aged 60)
Stirchley, Warwickshire
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1880–1881Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 10
Batting average 3.33
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 6
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 May 2013

James Bryan Foster (9 March 1854 – 22 November 1914) was an English cricketer. Foster was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Ramsgate, Kent. His name was also recorded as James Bryan Hone and James Bryan Hone-Foster.[1]

Foster made two first-class appearances for Kent against Derbyshire in 1880 at Mote Park, Maidstone, and Yorkshire in 1881 at Park Avenue, Bradford.[2] He scored a total of 10 runs at an average of 3.33, with a high score of 6.[3]

He died at Stirchley, Warwickshire on 22 November 1914.[4]

  1. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 176–177. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 21 December 2020.)
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Foster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Foster". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  4. ^ James Foster, CricInfo. Retrieved 7 August 2022.