# James Cranston

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**James Cranston** (9 January 1859 – 10 December 1904) was an amateur [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who was educated at [Taunton College](/source/Taunton_College) in [Somerset](/source/Somerset) and went on to play 103 [first-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket) matches for [Gloucestershire County Cricket Club](/source/Gloucestershire_County_Cricket_Club) between [1876](/source/1876_English_cricket_season) and [1899](/source/1899_English_cricket_season) as a left-handed middle-order batsman.[1][2] He also played for [Warwickshire County Cricket Club](/source/Warwickshire_County_Cricket_Club) in [1886](/source/1886_English_cricket_season) and [1887](/source/1887_English_cricket_season), which was before Warwickshire gained first-class status. He also played one [Test match](/source/Test_cricket) for [England](/source/English_cricket_team) against [Australia](/source/Australian_cricket_team) in [1890](/source/1890_English_cricket_season).

Although he only played in that one Test, at the Oval at the end of the 1890 season, it was a low-scoring match, and his [innings](/source/Innings) were important in England's two wicket victory, which saw them win [the Ashes](/source/The_Ashes). *[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack)* said of his innings that "his defence under very trying conditions against the bowling of [Turner](/source/Charles_Turner_(Australian_cricketer)) and [Ferris](/source/John_Ferris_(cricketer)) was masterly".[3] Cranston played no more Test cricket, and his career all but came to an end a year later after suffering a fit whilst playing the game, although he was able to return briefly eight years later.

## References

1. ["James Cranston"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/141/141.html). cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

1. ["James Cranston"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10861.html). espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

1. ["Obituary in 1904"](http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/227832.html). espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

- [A Brief Profile of James Cranston by Don Ambrose](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/0/660.html)
- [A Profile of James Cranston by Dave Liverman](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/0/233.html)
- [Obituary of James Cranston in the 1905 *Wisden Cricketers' Almanack*](http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/155768.html) [Archived](https://archive.today/20130121044349/http://content-ind.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/155768.html) 21 January 2013 at archive.today

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