James Cleeve

James Oatley Cleeve (14 February 1864 – 8 February 1909) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played three first-class matches for New South Wales between 1882/83 and 1883/84[2] while still a student at Newington College.[3]

James Cleeve
Personal information
Born(1864-02-14)14 February 1864
Sydney, Australia
Died8 February 1909(1909-02-08) (aged 44)
Moree, New South Wales, Australia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 December 2016

Cleeve and his twin brother, John Cleeve (14 February 1864 – 7 April 1952) were born in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales to John Cleeve, Police magistrate of Penrith, New South Wales, and Frances "Fanny" (née Oatley).[4] The Cleve boys attended Newington College from 1881 until 1884 whilst the cricketer Joseph Coates was Headmaster.[5]

See also

References
  1. "James Cleeve". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. "James Cleeve". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. "CRICKET". The Sydney Morning Herald (13, 566). New South Wales, Australia. 22 September 1881. p. 6. Retrieved 18 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. John Kingdon Cleeve 1864–1952 Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. Swain, Peter L. (Peter Leonard), 1931- (1999), Newington across the years : a history of Newington College, 1863-1998, Newington CollegeCS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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