James Mason (cricketer)
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| Full name | James Ernest Mason | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
29 October 1876 Blackheath, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
8 February 1938 (aged 61) Wallington, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations |
Jack Mason (brother) Charles Mason (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1905 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 23 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Ernest Mason (29 October 1876 – 8 February 1938) was an English cricketer. Mason was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Blackheath, Kent and educated at Tonbridge School, where he showed promise as a batsman.[1]
Mason made a single first-class appearance for Kent against Yorkshire at Headingley in the 1900 County Championship.[2] He batted once in this match, scoring a single run in Kent's first-innings, before being dismissed by Schofield Haigh, with the match ending in a draw.[3] He later played for Berkshire in the Minor Counties Championship, making a single appearance in 1905 against Monmouthshire.[4]
Outside of cricket Mason worked as a solicitor, prior to 1912 he had been in partnership with a William Weed, however the partnership was dissolved in July 1912.[5] He was later a legal partner at Amery-Parkes and Company with four other people, however this partnership in its then structure was dissolved in December 1914 following the retirement of a partner. This firm though continued under a different structure.[6] He died at Wallington, Surrey on 8 February 1938. His brother, Jack, played Test cricket for England and captained Kent. Another brother, Charles, also played first-class cricket.
References
- ↑ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1938". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 November 2011.
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by James Mason". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑ "Yorkshire v Kent, 1900 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by James Mason". CricketArchive. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 28625. p. 5031. 1912-07-09.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 29026. p. 93. 1915-01-01.