James Donaldson (cricketer)
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| Full name | James Andrew Donaldson | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1943 Castle Rising, Norfolk, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 April 2025 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| 1963–1971 | Norfolk | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 29 June 2011 | |||||||||||||||
James Andrew Donaldson (27 August 1943 – 10 April 2025) was an English cricketer. Donaldson was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Castle Rising, Norfolk.
Donaldson made his debut for Norfolk in the 1962 Minor Counties Championship against Cambridgeshire. Donaldson played Minor counties cricket for Norfolk from 1962 to 1971, which included 29 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[1] He made his List A debut against Cheshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup. Opening the batting, he was dismissed for 16 runs by Anthony Shillinglaw.[2] He made a further List A appearance against Yorkshire in the 1969 Gillette Cup.[3] Opening the batting alongside Graham Saville, he scored 21 runs before being dismissed by Chris Old.[4]
Donaldson died on 10 April 2025 at the age of 81.[5]
References
- ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by James Donaldson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "Cheshire v Norfolk, 1968 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "List A Matches played by James Donaldson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "Norfolk v Yorkshire, 1969 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 June 2011.
- ↑ "James DONALDSON Obituary". Lynn News. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2026.