James Arthur Cresswell (16 March 1903 – 2 December 1994) was an English

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er who played first-class cricket for

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from 1923 to 1927. Cresswell was born at Marehay,

. He made his debut for Derbyshire in his only game the 1923 season against

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, when he took two wickets. He played two games in the 1924 season and five in the 1925 season when he achieved his best bowling performance of 4 for 65 against

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. In the 1926 season he played his most games in the season with nine matches. In the 1927 season, his last, he played four matches and managed his top score of 28 against

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. Cresswell was a right-hand batsman and played 34 innings in 21 first-class matches with a top score of 28 and an average of 7.61. He was a left-arm fast-medium bowler and took 25 first-class wickets at an average of 40.88 and a best performance of 4 for 65. In 1939 he played for Derbyshire Second XI and also for Alfreton colliery team. Cresswell later became a policeman.Wisden Obituaries in 1995
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at the age of 91. His uncle

Joseph Cresswell Joseph Cresswell (22 December 1865 – 19 July 1932) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Warwickshire from 1895 to 1899. Cresswell was born at Denby, Derbyshire, the son of Joseph Cresswell a beer house keeper and his w ...

played for

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