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James Henderson (cricketer, born 1918)

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James Henderson
Personal information
Full name
James Douglas Henderson
Born13 October 1918
Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Died14 August 2004(2004-08-14) (aged 85)
Forfar, Angus, Scotland
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946–1956Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 429
Batting average 22.57
100s/50s 1/1
Top score 121
Balls bowled 2,210
Wickets 29
Bowling average 22.41
5 wickets in innings 1
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 5/27
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2022

James Douglas Henderson (13 October 1918 — 14 August 2004) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and educator.

Henderson was born in October 1918 at Kelso. He was educated at Forfar Academy, before matriculating to the University of St Andrews.[1] A club cricketer for Forfarshire Cricket Club, Henderson made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Greenock in 1946. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1956, making fourteen appearances; eight of these came in the annual match against Ireland, while a further six came against English first-class counties.[2] Playing as an all-rounder in the Scottish side, he scored 429 runs at an average of 22.57;[3] he made one century, a score of 121 against Ireland in 1954, forming a partnership of 187 runs with William Edward for the eighth wicket.[4] With his left-arm medium pace bowling, he took 29 wickets at a bowling average of 22.41;[5] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 27 against Ireland in 1952.[6] By profession, Henderson was a schoolmaster.[1] He died at Forfar in August 2004.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Player profile: James Henderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Henderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  3. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Henderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1954". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  5. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by James Henderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
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