James MacFarlane (17 July 1866 – 11 December 1942) was a New Zealand

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er. He played

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between the 1887–88 and 1895–96 seasons.James MacFarlane

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. Retrieved 15 May 2016. MacFarlane was born at

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in 1866. Professionally he was employed as a bookmaker.McCarron A (2010) ''New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010'', p. 84. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
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at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.) He played for an Otago side of 22 players against a touring Australian side in November 1886 before going on to make his first-class debut for the side during the following season. In four first-class matches for Otago between 1887–88 and 1889–90 and four for Canterbury between 1893–94 and 1895–96, he scored a total of 53 runs and took seven wickets.James MacFarlane
CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 November 2023. MacFarlane died at Dunedin in December 1942. He was aged 76.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:MacFarlane, James 1866 births 1942 deaths New Zealand cricketers Canterbury cricketers Otago cricketers Cricketers from Dunedin Colony of New Zealand people