James Jardine (judge)

James Jardine QC (6 June 1846 – 6 January 1909) was an English first-class cricketer, academic, barrister and judge.

James Jardine
Personal information
Full name
James Jardine
Born6 June 1846
Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
Died6 January 1909(1909-01-06) (aged 62)
St Moritz, Grisons, Switzerland
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
18701874Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 53
Batting average 7.57
100s/50s –/–
Top score 21
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 September 2021

The son of William Jardine, he was born at Dunstable in June 1846. He was educated at Dunstable School, before going up to Caius College, Cambridge. He became a fellow at Caius in 1870.[1] A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in January 1871.[2] Jardine played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club on four occasions between 1870 and 1874,[3] scoring 53 runs with a highest score of 21.[4] Jardine was appointed the Perry Professor of jurisprudence at Bombay University in British India in 1877, where he later served as the dean of the Faculty of Law.[1] He was appointed a judge of the Bombay High Court in January 1886.[5] Jardine died in Switzerland at St Moritz in January 1909, following a short illness with pneumonia.[6]

References

  1. Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 551. ISBN 9781108036139.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 241.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by James Jardine". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Jardine". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. The Solicitors' Journal. Vol. 30. London: Alexander & Shepheard. 1886. p. 158.
  6. Mr. James Jardine K.C.. Cheltenham Examiner . 7 January 1909. p. 7
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