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James Redfearn (1836 – 10 March 1916) was an Australian cricketer and horse trainer. He played one first-class cricket match for Victoria in 1862/63 and one for Otago in 1863/64.[1]

James Redfearn

Personal information
Born	1836 Yorkshire, England
Died	10 March 1916 (aged 79–80) Glen Huntly, Australia
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1862/63	Victoria
1863/64	Otago
Source: Cricinfo, 12 June 2020

Redfearn captained Otago to victory over Canterbury in 1863–64 in the first first-class match ever played in New Zealand. In the extremely low-scoring match his innings of 14 and 13 made him the second-highest scorer on either side.[2]

Later he was prominent in horse-racing in Victoria. After running stables in Ararat, Geelong, and then Williamstown, he set up an establishment next to Melbourne's Caulfield Racecourse in 1888, and lived in nearby Glen Huntly.[3] Among his successes, he bred and trained Malvolio, the winner of the Melbourne Cup in 1891; his son George was the jockey.[4]

Redfearn married Elspeth Denham in the Victorian town of Streatham in October 1865.[5] He died in Glen Huntly in March 1916.[4]

See also

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers
• List of Otago representative cricketers

References

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