Gareth David James (born 1 December 1984) is an English

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er. James is a right-handed

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who bowls

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s. He was born at

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. James was contracted on to the Essex CCC Academy and throughout that time made his

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debut for the

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against the

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in the 2nd round of the

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which was held in 2002. His second and final List A match for the Board came against

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in the 3rd round same competition which was played in 2003. In his 2 List A matches, he scored 52 runs at a

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of 51.00, with a single

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high score of 51 *. In 2004, James made his first-class debut for CUCCE against

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. From 2004 to 2007, he represented the University in 9 first-class matches, the last of which came against Essex. During the 2005/06 Sri Lankan cricket season, James played first-class matches for

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. His debut for the club came against

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. During the 2005/06 season, he played 4 first-class matches, the last of which came against

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. In his career total of 13 first-class matches, he scored 378 runs at an average of 17.18, with a single half century high score of 51. In the field he took 4

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. In 2007, he played a single

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match for

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against

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. In the same season, he also played a single

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match for the county against

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.Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Gareth James
/ref> He currently plays club cricket for Brentwood CC in the Essex Premier League, and is currently Director of Sport at St. John’s School, Leatherhead.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:James, Gareth 1984 births Living people People from Walthamstow Cricketers from the London Borough of Waltham Forest English cricketers Essex Cricket Board cricketers Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club cricketers Suffolk cricketers Cambridge MCCU cricketers