James Jordan

James Jordan (21 June 1793 – 10 September 1866) was an English cricketer who played from 1822 to 1824.

Early life Jordan was born at Chatham in Kent in 1793. He worked as a ropemaker in Chatham Dockyard and was a publican, keeping the Black Lion public house on the Chatham Lines for a period.

Career Jordan played for Gillingham Cricket Club from at least 1816, appearing in the same year for East Kent and Sussex against West Kent and Surrey. Although few scorecards survive from club matches in this period, he is thought to have been a prolific batsman.

In 1823, Jordan scored a century for Gillingham against Leeds in a minor match before repeating the feat for Kent, scoring 109 against MCC at Chislehurst. but he played four matches for the Players of Kent against the Gentlemen of Kent between 1826 and 1828. Haygarth also describes him in 1853―aged 60―as "a hearty, active man, still enjoying the sport of shooting and taking much exercise on foot", and The Sporting Magazine suggested that he may have lost form, and that his aggressive style of play may have made him likely to be out caught or stumped.