Jimmy Bridges

James John Bridges (28 June 1887 at Timsbury, Somerset – 26 September 1966 at Hackney, London) was an English cricketer who played for Somerset from 1911 to 1929.

For other people named James Bridges, see James Bridges (disambiguation).

Jimmy Bridges

Personal information
Full name	James John Bridges
Born	(1887-06-28)28 June 1887 Timsbury, Somerset, England
Died	26 September 1966(1966-09-26) (aged 79) London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1911–1929	Somerset
First-class debut	11 May 1911 Somerset v Hampshire
Last First-class	27 July 1929 Somerset v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 216 Runs scored 2418 Batting average 10.07 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 99* Balls bowled 38251 Wickets 686 Bowling average 25.67 5 wickets in innings 45 10 wickets in match 4 Best bowling 7/41 Catches/stumpings 128/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2009

Bridges was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who batted right-handed.

He played in 216 first-class matches and took 686 wickets at an average of 25.67 with best figures of 7-41. He achieved 5 wickets in an innings (5wI) on 45 occasions and 10 wickets in a match 4 times.

He was a tail-end batsman who played 348 innings, with 108 not outs, scoring 2418 runs @ 10.07 and having a highest score of (unluckily) 99*. He made two fifties and took 128 catches.

Bridges was the bowler when Jack Hobbs scored the run that took him to his 126th career century and so equalled the then world record of W G Grace.

External sources

• CricketArchive