James Mayall (8 January 1856 – 13 September 1916) was an English

cricket Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of which is a cricket pitch, pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two Bail (cr ...

er. He was a wicket-keeper who played for

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated ''Lancs'') is a ceremonial county in North West England. It is bordered by Cumbria to the north, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the east, Greater Manchester and Merseyside to the south, and the Irish Sea to ...

. He was born and died in

Oldham Oldham is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amongst the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers River Irk, Irk and River Medlock, Medlock, southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative cent ...

. Mayall made his only first-class appearance against

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in 1885. A tailend batsman, he was bowled out for a duck in the only innings in which he batted. He made one catch and two stumpings. Mayall also played for several Oldham teams in miscellaneous matches between 1878 and 1886.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mayall, James 1856 births 1916 deaths English cricketers Lancashire cricketers Cricketers from Oldham