- James Grundy
James "Jem" Grundy (born
5 March 1824 in New Radford,Nottingham ; died24 November 1873 in Carrington, Nottingham) was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era.Grundy was one of the greatest bowlers of the 1850s and was frequently among the leading wicket-takers. He bowled right-arm fast roundarm and is known to have occasionally used fast underarm deliveries, but he is said to have varied his pace. He batted right-handed and was an occasional wicket-keeper.
Grundy's known first-class career spanned the 1850 to 1869 seasons. He took 1137 wickets in 298 matches @ 12.81 with a best analysis of 9/19. He had 84 5wI and 24 10wM. He scored 5898 runs @ 12.65 with a highest score of 95. He took 233 catches and made 2 stumpings.
At the end of the
1859 English cricket season , Grundy was one of the 12 players who took part in cricket's first-ever overseas tour when anEngland cricket team led by George Parr visited North America.External sources
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29838/29838.html cricketarchive]
Further reading
* H S Altham, "A History of Cricket, Volume 1 (to 1914)", George Allen & Unwin, 1926
*Derek Birley , "A Social History of English Cricket", Aurum, 1999
*Rowland Bowen , "Cricket: A History of its Growth and Development", Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970
*Arthur Haygarth , "Scores & Biographies, Volumes 3-9 (1841-1866)", Lillywhite, 1862-1867
*John Major , "More Than A Game", HarperCollins, 2007 – includes the famous 1859 touring team photo taken on board ship at Liverpool
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