Robert Michael James (born 2 October 1934) is a former English

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who played

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from 1956 to 1965.

Cricket career

Michael James was educated at

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, and

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

. He was a regular member of the

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team from 1956 to 1958, scoring 1969 runs in 45 first-class matches at an average of 27.34. His highest score was 168 against

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in 1957, when he "dominated the cricket, on-driving and pulling powerfully during a fine display lasting four hours and including six 6's and seventeen 4's". Cambridge won the match by an innings in two days. He also played regularly for

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in the

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from 1954 to 1962, and a few matches from 1969 to 1971. James played three matches for

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in the Plunket Shield in 1964–65. His son Tim played for Berkshire in the 1980s.

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* * 1934 births Living people English cricketers Cambridge University cricketers Berkshire cricketers Wellington cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Minor Counties cricketers Free Foresters cricketers Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge People educated at St John's School, Leatherhead {{England-cricket-bio-1930s-stub