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James Stevenson

1915 – 1993

English cricketer

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Lived 1915 – 1993 (aged 78). James Stevenson was a British cricketer and military personnel.

James Alexander Stevenson (24 June 1915 — 5 September 1993) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Stevenson was born in June 1915 at Edinburgh, where he was educated at the Edinburgh Academy. A club cricketer for Edinburgh Academical Cricket Club, he made his debut for Scotland against Ireland at Belfast in 1937. Prior to the Second World War, he made two further first-class appearances, against Yorkshire at Harrogate on Scotland's 1937 tour of England, and against Ireland at Glasgow in 1938. He served in the British Army during the war, playing in a minor match for the British Army cricket team against a combined Royal Air Force and Royal Navy side in 1941. Following the war, he made a fourth and final first-class appearance for Scotland against Yorkshire at Scarborough in 1951. Outside of cricket, he was a stockbroker by profession. Stevenson died in September 1993 at Gullane, East Lothian.

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Who was James Stevenson?

English cricketer (1915–1993)

When was James Stevenson born?

James Stevenson was born on 24 June 1915.

When did James Stevenson die?

James Stevenson died on 5 September 1993.

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James Stevenson was a cricketer and military personnel.

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James Stevenson was British.

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· Wikipedia: James Stevenson

· Wikidata: Q6143621

· DBpedia: James Stevenson (cricketer)

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