James Riley (cricketer)

James Riley (11 December 1860 8 November 1937) was an English cricketer. Riley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.

James Riley
Personal information
Full name
James Riley
Born(1860-12-11)11 December 1860
Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Died8 November 1937(1937-11-08) (aged 76)
Derby, Derbyshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1898Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 3
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s /
Top score 3
Balls bowled 115
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/
Source: Cricinfo, 26 November 2011

Riley made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire in 1898 against Derbyshire at Trent Bridge in the County Championship and against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.[1] These two matches saw him score a total of 3 runs[2] and bowled a total of 23 wicketless overs.[3]

He died at Derby, Derbyshire on 8 November 1937.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by James Riley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Riley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by James Riley". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
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