James Coles

James Matthew Coles (born 2 April 2004) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex. He made his first-class debut on 6 September 2020, for Sussex in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy, at the age of 16, becoming Sussex's youngest ever debutant.

Career At the age of 12, Coles joined the Sussex academy, and he has represented them at the Bunbury Festival. At the age of 16 years and 157 days old, Coles became the youngest player to appear in a first-class match for the county. The record had been held by John Mare since 1870. He made his List A debut on 23 July 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.

In December 2021, he was named in England's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.

Coles was included in the England Lions squad to tour Australia in January 2025.

On 13 June 2026, Coles made his maiden first-class double century, scoring 224 not out off 226 balls in Sussex's first innings of their County Championship match against Glamorgan at Hove.

Personal life Coles was a pupil at Magdalen College School, Oxford, up until 2022.