Albert Edward James (7 August 1924 – 2 April 2013) was an English

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er who played

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for

Sussex Sussex (Help:IPA/English, /ˈsʌsɪks/; from the Old English ''Sūþseaxe''; lit. 'South Saxons'; 'Sussex') is an area within South East England that was historically a kingdom of Sussex, kingdom and, later, a Historic counties of England, ...

. He was a right-hand batsman and right arm medium pace bowler who in 12 years of

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took 843 wickets. He was born in

Newton Longville Newton Longville is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, within the Buckinghamshire Council unitary authority area. The village is about south-west of Bletchley in Milton Keynes. History The toponym "Newton" is derived fro ...

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and died at

Eastbourne Eastbourne () is a town and seaside resort in East Sussex, on the south coast of England, east of Brighton and south of London. It is also a non-metropolitan district, local government district with Borough status in the United Kingdom, bor ...

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. James began his cricket career with

, playing four matches in the 1947

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. In 1948 he joined Sussex. He made his first-class debut against

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in May of that year, taking four wickets in his first match including that of England captain Norman Yardley. He was dropped from the first team mid-season, but finished his maiden season with 33 wickets at an average of 25.12.First-class Bowling in Each Season
CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 January 2009 James was a regular in the Sussex side for the next ten years, playing 299 matches for the club. He was awarded his county cap in 1950 and awarded a benefit season in 1961. He passed 50 wickets in a season for every year between 1950 and 1959, twice topping 100 for the season. His most prolific season was 1955 when he took 111 wickets at 21.31, including his best career figures of 9 for 60 against Yorkshire. The one wicket to evade him in that innings was that of

Brian Close Dennis Brian Close, (24 February 1931 – 13 September 2015) was an English first-class cricketer. He was picked to play against New Zealand in July 1949, when he was 18 years old. Close went on to play 22 Test matches for England, ...

who was bowled by

Robin Marlar Robin Geoffrey Marlar (2 January 1931 – 30 September 2022) was an English cricketer and cricket journalist. He played for Cambridge University before playing for Sussex County Cricket Club from 1951 to 1968. He captained both teams. Early li ...

. James took 27 five-wicket hauls in his career, two of which came against touring international teams. The first came in 1953 when he recorded figures of 5/96 against the visiting Australians. The second was in 1959 when he took 5/65 against the Indian tourists.Sussex v Indians, India in British Isles 1959
CricketArchive, Retrieved on 1 January 2009

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{{DEFAULTSORT:James, Ted English cricketers Sussex cricketers 1924 births 2013 deaths Buckinghamshire cricketers 20th-century English sportsmen