James Norley

James Norley
Personal information
Full name
James Norley
Born(1847-01-05)5 January 1847
Canterbury, Kent
Died24 October 1900(1900-10-24) (aged 53)
Eastville, Bristol
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1870–1871Kent
1877Gloucestershire
Source: Cricinfo, 4 April 2014

James Norley (5 January 1847 – 24 October 1900) was an English professional cricketer who played in the 1870s.

Norley was born at Canterbury in Kent and made his first-class cricket debut for Kent County Cricket Club in 1870. He played eight times for the side between 1870 and 1871 before making a single first-class appearance for Gloucestershire in 1877.[1][2]

Norley's brother, Fred, played for Kent in the mid-1860s.[3] Norley died in 1900 at Eastville near Bristol aged 53.[4]

  1. ^ James Norley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), pp. 408–409. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 7 August 2022.)
  3. ^ Frederick Norley, CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. ^ "James Norley". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2014.