James Fellowes (cricketer)
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| Born |
24 August 1841 Cape of Good Hope, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
3 May 1916 (aged 74) Castle House, Dedham, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm roundarm Fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Coote Hedley (Son-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1883–1885 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1873–1881 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1870 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 7 January 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Major James Fellowes (FRAS) (21 August 1841 – 3 May 1916) was an English engineer and amateur cricketer. Fellowes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-roundarm.
Cricket career
Fellowes made his first-class debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1870 against Cambridge University. Later that same year Fellowes played his second and final match for the club, against a Gloucestershire team that included W.G. Grace
Fellowes made his county debut for Kent in 1873 against Lancashire. Fellowes represented the county in nine first-class matches from 1873 to 1881. Fellowes final appearance for the county came in a county match against Surrey in the 1881 season. In his nine first-class matches for Kent, Fellowes took 47 wickets at an average of 14.65, with best figures of 7/24 against Surrey in 1873.
In 1883 Fellowes joined Hampshire, making his debut in a county match against Somerset. Fellowes was a member of Hampshire's squad for their first match at the County Ground in 1885 against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In the match Fellowes ended with the best figures of 3-38 in the opening innings at the County Ground, during which the Marylebone Cricket Club made 269. Batting at number eleven, Fellowes was also top scorer with 18 in Hampshire's first innings total of 74 and remained unbeaten on seven when Hampshires second innings was wrapped up for 82, with Hampshire losing the match by an innings and 113 runs. Fellowes represented Hampshire in eleven first-class matches, the last of which came against Kent in 1885, which was to be Hampshire's final season with first-class status until the 1895 County Championship. In his eleven matches for Hampshire, Fellowes took 11 wickets at an average of 35.72, with best figures of 3/38 in the above mentioned match.
In Fellowes first-class career he took a total of 60 wickets at an average of 18.96 and claiming ten wickets in a match once. Fellowes was also an able fielder, taking 23 catches, an average of one a game.
Fellowes played the majority of his non first-class games for the Royal Engineers. Fellowes founded the Hampshire Hogs Cricket Club, as well as the Devon Dumplings Cricket Club. From 1883 until 1886 Fellowes was the Secretary of Hampshire County Cricket Club.
After cricket
Fellowes was a Major in the Royal Engineers. He was employed by the Ordnance Survey in Southampton and in March 1883 was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society.[1]
In 1888, Fellowes was the Assistant-Commandant of the School of Military Engineering at Chatham, Kent. In 1890 Fellowes retired from his role on half-pay.
Death
Fellowes died in Castle House, Dedham, Essex on 3 May 1916.
References
- ↑ "Meeting of the Royal Astronomical Society". Astronomical register, vol. 21, pp.75-82. 9 March 1883. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
External links
- James Fellowes at Cricinfo
- James Fellowes at CricketArchive
- Matches and detailed statistics for James Fellowes