James Saunders (Cricketer) (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. James Saunders (27 May 1802 at Haslemere, Surrey - 27 March 1832 at Haslemere) was an English cricketer in the 19th century. He was a noted left-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper. According to Scores and Biographies, he was a "showy" batsman whose favourite shot was the square cut: S&B says that Saunders was "renowned" for this shot and that he "fetches runs very fast." He played for numerous first-class teams but he was mainly attached to Sussex (1823 - 1825), Kent (1827) and Surrey (1828 - 1830). He also played for MCC. Saunders was about 5'11" tall and weighed about 12 stones. He lived his whole life in Haslemere where he was a butcher. He died very young of consumption and S&B records that he was not fit to play during his last two years, though he still would not abandon the game.