James Faithfull

James Grantham Faithfull (14 June 1817 – 12 March 1873) was an English first-class cricketer and clergyman.

James Faithfull
Personal information
Full nameJames Grantham Faithfull
Born14 June 1817
Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England
Died12 March 1873(1873-03-12) (aged 55)
Marylebone, London, England
BattingUnknown
RelationsValentine Faithfull (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1839Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 9
Batting average 4.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 8
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 March 2020

The son of The Reverend Francis Faithfull, he was born at Hatfield in June 1817. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before going up to Exeter College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, he made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Oxford University against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1839.[3] Batting twice in the match, Faithfull was dismissed for a single run in the Oxford first-innings by John Bayley, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 8 runs by Henry Walker.[4]

After graduating from Oxford, Faithfull took holy orders in the Church of England. His first ecclesiastical posting was chaplain to the Marquess of Salisbury in 1842. He became the vicar of North Mymms in Hertfordshire for twelve years from 1844. From 1856, he spent two years as the vicar of Clothall, Hertfordshire before holding the post of vicar of Cheshunt from 1858–71. His final post was as rector of St Dunstan-in-the-East in London from 1871 until his death in March 1873.[1] His brother, Valentine, also played first-class cricket.

References

  1. Welch, Reginald Courtenay (1894). The Harrow School Register, 1800-1911. Longmans, Green. p. 129.
  2. Foster, Joseph (1891). Alumni Oxonienses. Parker and Company. p. 444.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by James Faithfull". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. "Marylebone Cricket Club v Oxford University, 1839". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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