About James Lee
Lived 1838 – 1880 (aged 42). James Lee was a British cricketer.
James Edward Lee (23 March 1838 – 2 April 1880) was an English first-class cricketer, who played two matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1867. These were against Lancashire in the Roses Match at the Station Road Ground, Whalley, and versus Cambridgeshire in Dewsbury.
Born in Soothill, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, Lee scored a duck in his only innings in the Roses clash, as Yorkshire won by an innings. Lee scored 6 and 3 against Cambridgeshire in a low scoring match, which was won by Yorkshire by four wickets. Those were the only runs he scored in first-class cricket, and he did not bowl or take a catch.
He died in April 1880, aged 42, in Earlsheaton, Dewsbury.
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Who was James Lee?
English cricketer, born 1838 (1838–1880)
When was James Lee born?
James Lee was born on 23 March 1838.
When did James Lee die?
James Lee died on 2 April 1880.
What was James Lee's occupation?
James Lee was a cricketer.
What nationality was James Lee?
James Lee was British.
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· DBpedia: James Lee (cricketer, born 1838)
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