James John Day (8 February 1850 – 19 February 1895) was an English first-class

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er. Day was born at Holborn in February 1850. Day made his debut in first-class cricket for the Gentlemen of the South against the Gentlemen of the North at Beeston in 1870. The following year he made two appearances for W. G. Grace's personal XI in two fixtures against Kent in 1871, at Maidstone and

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. Day batted on three innings during his brief first-class career, scoring a single run and being dismissed without scoring on two occasions. Day died at

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in February 1895.

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* 1850 births 1895 deaths People from Holborn Cricketers from the London Borough of Camden English cricketers Gentlemen of the South cricketers W. G. Grace's XI cricketers {{England-cricket-bio-1850s-stub