Brian James (23 April 1934 – 1999) was an English

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er, who played four matches for

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in 1954. He also appeared for the Yorkshire Second XI between 1953 and 1959. Born in Darfield,

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, James was a left arm fast medium bowler, who took eight wickets at 28.50, with a best return of 4 for 74 against

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. He scored 22 runs, and was dismissed twice in five innings. His top score was 11, also against Cambridge University.Cricketarchive.com
/ref> He was a professional with Brighouse C.C. in 1958 and Bankfoot C.C. in 1960, and was believed to have been a professional in Staffordshire in the late 1960s. He took 303 wickets for Honley C.C. between 1952 and 1968.

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1934 births 2000 deaths Yorkshire cricketers People from Darfield, South Yorkshire English cricketers Cricketers from Yorkshire {{england-cricket-bio-1930s-stub