James Mann (cricketer)

James Elliot Furneaux Mann (2 December 1903 — 25 June 1984) was an Australian first-class cricketer.

James Mann
Personal information
Full name
James Elliot Furneaux Mann
Born2 December 1903
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died25 June 1984(1984-06-25) (aged 80)
Victoria, Australia
BattingRight-handed
RelationsIan Mann (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1924Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 219
Batting average 24.33
100s/50s 1/–
Top score 114
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2022

Mann was born at Melbourne in December 1903. He was educated at Geelong Grammar School, before matriculating in 1923 to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he played first-class cricket for Cambridge University Cricket Club in 1925 and 1926, making four appearances.[2] Playing in the Cambridge side as a middle order batsman, he scored 219 runs at an average of 24.33;[3] he made one century, a score of 114 against Sussex at Hove.[4] Mann later returned to Australia, where he died in June 1984. His brother, Ian, also played first-class cricket for Cambridge.

References
  1. Bury, John Patrick Tuer (1952). The College of Corpus Christi and of the Blessed Virgin Mary: A History from 1822 to 1952. p. 321.
  2. "First-Class Matches played by James Mann". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  3. "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Mann". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  4. "First-Class Batting and Fielding Against Each Opponent by James Mann". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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