James Cammish

James Cammish
Personal information
Full name	James William Cammish
Born	21 May 1921; Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Died	16 July 1974 (aged 53); Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Domestic team information
1950/51	Auckland
1954	Yorkshire
FC debut	23 December 1950 Auckland v Wellington
Last FC	3 July 1954 Yorkshire v Surrey
Career statistics
Matches	7
Runs scored	31
Batting average	4.42
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	7*
Balls bowled	1,604
Wickets	25
Bowling average	31.24
5 wickets in innings	2
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	6/93
Catches/stumpings	8/–
	Source: CricketArchive, 21 August 2024

James William Cammish (21 March 1921 – 16 July 1974)^[1] was an English first-class cricketer, who played five matches for Auckland in 1950-51, and twice for Yorkshire in 1954 against Cambridge University and Surrey.

Born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England, Cammish was a leg break and googly bowler who took 25 first-class wickets at 31.24, with a best of 6 for 93 for Auckland against Canterbury.^[2] He was less successful with the bat, scoring only 31 runs with a best of 7 not out for an average of 4.41. He also played for Yorkshire's Second XI in 1953 and 1954.

Cammish died in July 1974, aged 53, in Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

References

^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 365. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
^ "Auckland v Canterbury 1950-51". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

External links

James Cammish at ESPNcricinfo

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[YB-1] Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 365. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.

[2] "Auckland v Canterbury 1950-51". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 September 2017.

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