About James Wiseman
Lived 1816 – 1839 (aged 23). James Wiseman was a cricketer and military officer.
James Mackintosh Wiseman (13 February 1816 – 19 July 1839) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
The son of Sir William Saltonstall Wiseman, he was born at Hastings in February 1816. He later studied at University College at the University of Oxford. While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearances in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Oxford in 1836. Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for a single run in the Oxford first innings by John Bayley, while in their second innings he was run out without scoring.
After graduating from Oxford, Wiseman served in British India as an ensign with the Bombay Army. He was killed in the Sindh in July 1839.
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Who was James Wiseman?
English cricketer and British army officer
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James Wiseman was born on 13 February 1816 in Hastings.
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James Wiseman died on 19 July 1839 in Sindh.
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James Wiseman was a cricketer and military officer.
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