Jim Pressdee

James Stuart Pressdee (born June 19 1933, Mumbles, Wales) is a former Welsh first class cricketer. He was a left arm spinner and aggressive right handed batsman.

When Pressdee debuted for Glamorgan against Nottinghamshire at Cardiff Arms Park, he was just 16 years of age. He could have been a footballer as he had won Welsh youth caps and had at one stage played for Swansea Town.

After a while he was moved up the order to 3 and made his maiden century, against India at Cardiff. His most prolific year with the bat was in 1962 when he made 1911 runs. The following year he took 104 wickets.

In 1965, Pressdee took 9 for 43 against Yorkshire at Swansea. Soon after he had one too many run ins with his country's cricket administrators and emigrated to South Africa where he played for North-East Transvaal. He won the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year award in 1966.

Pressdee returned to Wales in the 1980's and captained the Glamorgan Colts side in the South Wales Cricket Association.

He is the father in law of former South African cricketer Rodney Ontong.

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