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Martin Henry James (born 26 October 1963) is a former English cricketer. James was a left-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. He was born in Enfield, Middlesex.

James had a long career for Hertfordshire, playing 70 matches between 1991 and 2003, and scoring 3,915 runs in total at an average of 32.90 He was captain of Hertfordshire from 2001 to 2003. His highest score in minor counties cricket was 143, against Suffolk in August 1997, in a game in which he scored centuries in both innings.

In 1993, he made his List A debut against Gloucestershire in the NatWest Trophy. He made 8 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Bedfordshire in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was held in 2002. In his 9 List A matches, he scored 89 runs at a batting average of 9.88, with a high score of 26.

His brother, Kevan, played first-class cricket.

References

1. "Hertfordshire Cricket - 2017 Handbook page 41". Retrieved 18 March 2021.
2. Wisden 2001, p. 936
3. Wisden 2003, p. 1054
4. Wisden 1998, p. 889
5. "Full Scorecard of Herts v Bedfordshire". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
6. "Martin James". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

External links

• Martin James at ESPNcricinfo
• Martin James at CricketArchive

• 1963 births
• Living people
• Cricketers from the London Borough of Enfield
• People from Enfield, London
• English cricketers
• Hertfordshire cricketers