James Merryweather
CountryEngland
FullnameJames Herbert Merryweather
Birth date2 May 1929
Birth placeRowlands Gill, County Durham, England
Death date19 February 2000 (aged 70)
Death placeBath, Somerset, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Club 1Minor Counties South
Year 11972
Club 2Wiltshire
Year 21954–1979
Columns1
Column 1LA
Matches 19
Runs 16
Bat avg 1
100s/50s 1–/–
Top score 14*
Deliveries 1522
Wickets 118
Bowl avg 116.50
Fivefor 1
Tenfor 1
Best bowling 13/22
Catches/stumpings 15/–
Date9 October
Year2010
Sourcehttp://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17781.html Cricinfo

James Herbert Merryweather (2 May 1929 – 19 February 2000) was an English cricketer. Merryweather was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Rowlands Gill, County Durham.

Merryweather made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire in 1954 against the Surrey Second XI. From 1954 to 1979, he represented the county in 119 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Berkshire.[1] He took 714 wickets for Wiltshire.[2]

Merryweather also represented Wiltshire in List-A cricket. His List-A debut for the county came against Hampshire in the 1964 Gillette Cup. From 1964 to 1973, he represented the county in 5 matches, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1973 Gillette Cup. Merryweather also represented Minor Counties South in the 1972 Benson and Hedges Cup, playing 4 List-A matches for the team.[3] In his combined List-A matches, he took 18 wickets at a bowling average of 16.50, with best figures of 3/22.

Merryweather died at Bath, Somerset on 19 February 2000.

References

  1. ^ Minor Counties Championship Matches played by James Merryweather
  2. ^ Wisden 2001, p. 1595.
  3. ^ List-A Matches played by James Merryweather