James Sharples (26 December 1890 – 23 March 1969) was an English

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er who played for

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. He was born in

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and died in Bishop's Castle,

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. Sharples played cricket first in Lancashire, then when he moved to South Wales, for Briton Ferry Town. He made a single first-class appearance for Glamorgan during the 1922 season. He scored a duck in the only innings in which he batted, and conceded a single run from an over's worth of bowling.

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