James Gifford (10 January 1864 – 18 April 1931) was an Argentine sportsman who played football and first-class

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Career

Gifford was born at

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in January 1864. He played

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for Buenos Aires Cricket Club and also played against touring sides. He spent time in England, where he played

first-class cricket First-class cricket, along with List A cricket and Twenty20 cricket, is one of the highest-standard forms of cricket. A first-class match is one of three or more days' scheduled duration between two sides of eleven players each and is officia ...

for the

Marylebone Cricket Club Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is a cricket club founded in 1787 and based since 1814 at Lord's Cricket Ground, which it owns, in St John's Wood, London. The club was formerly the governing body of cricket retaining considerable global influence ...

in 1897 and 1898, making five appearances. Gifford scored 143 runs in these five matches, with a highest score of 37. Gifford also played football for

Flores Athletic Club Flores Athletic Club was an Argentine sports club from Flores, Buenos Aires. The club was pioneer in the practise of some sports that would become popular in Argentina, such as football (competing in some of the first official championships hel ...

and was the top goalscorer in the

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with 7 goals.Argentine list of Topscorers - RSSSF
Gifford died at Buenos Aires in April 1931.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gifford, James 1864 births 1931 deaths Cricketers from Buenos Aires Argentine people of English descent Argentine men's footballers Argentine cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Flores Athletic Club players Argentine Primera División players Men's association football players not categorized by position