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Jimmy Bridges

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Jimmy Bridges
Personal information
Full name
James John Bridges
Born(1887-06-28)28 June 1887
Timsbury, Somerset, England
Died26 September 1966(1966-09-26) (aged 79)
London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1911–1929Somerset
FC debut11 May 1911 Somerset v Hampshire
Last FC27 July 1929 Somerset v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 216
Runs scored 2,418
Batting average 10.07
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 99*
Balls bowled 38,251
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

James John Bridges (28 June 1887 – 26 September 1966) was an English cricketer who played for Somerset from 1911 to 1929. 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 on 45 occasions and 10 wickets in a match four times. He was a tail-end batsman who played 348 innings, with 108 not outs, scoring 2,418 runs with a highest score of 99 not out. He made two fifties and took 128 catches.[1]

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.

References

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  1. ^ Jimmy Bridges, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2023-08-17. (subscription required)