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Full name James Southerton
Born November 16, 1827, Petworth, Sussex
Died June 16, 1880, Mitcham, Surrey (aged 52 years 213 days)
Major teams England,Hampshire,Surrey,Sussex
Batting style Right-hand bat
Relations Son - SJ Southerton
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
4s
6s
Ct
St
Tests
2
3
1
7
6
3.50
0
0
0
0
2
0
First-class
286
480
130
3159
82
9.02
0
3
215
3
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
2
2
263
107
7
4/46
4/46
15.28
2.44
37.5
1
0
0
First-class
286
68668
24280
1682
9/30
14.43
2.12
40.8
192
59
Career statistics
Test debut
Australia v England at Melbourne, Mar 15-19, 1877 scorecard
Last Test
Australia v England at Melbourne, Mar 31-Apr 4, 1877 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1854 - 1879
Profile
At 49 years 119 days, James Southerton is the oldest player to make a Test debut, a record unlikely to be eclipsed - he was also the first Test cricketer to die. The bulk of his first-class career came before his appearances in the first two Tests (in 1876-77) . Initially a batsmen, he turned his hand to slow round-arm bowling (then a rarity) and as time went on metamorphosed into a more conventional slow left-armer. He was a capable batsman and a sound slip fielder. In 1867 he represented three counties (Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex) in an era before strict rules on qualification. In his final years he was landlord of the famous "Cricketers" pub on Mitcham Green.
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