Jimmy Gray (English cricketer)

Jimmy Gray
Personal information
Full name
James Roy Gray
Born(1926-05-19)19 May 1926
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died31 October 2016(2016-10-31) (aged 90)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1948–1966Hampshire
1954–1959Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 458 6
Runs scored 22,650 70
Batting average 30.73 17.50
100s/50s 30/120 –/–
Top score 213* 22
Balls bowled 33,086 322
Wickets 457 7
Bowling average 30.01 24.85
5 wickets in innings 11
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/52 3/28
Catches/stumpings 352/– 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 April 2023

James 'Jimmy' Roy Gray (19 May 1926 – 31 October 2016) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Hampshire.[1] He was a right-handed batsman and passed 2,000 runs in a season on three occasions. He made his highest score of 213 not out against Derbyshire during the 1962 season. He took more than 400 wickets for Hampshire including a career best of 7 for 52 against Glamorgan at Swansea in 1955. He died in Southampton in 2016, aged 90.[2][3]

Early life and football career

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Gray was born in Southampton in May 1926.

Cricket career

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References

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  1. ^ "Wisden Obituaries, 2016". Cricinfo. 20 February 2018.
  2. ^ "The Professional Cricketers' Association". Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. ^ CRICKET: Hampshire mourn the loss of two more post-war legends