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James Salmon (8 January 1849 – 28 November 1903) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in four first-class matches for Wellington from 1873 to 1881.[1][2]

James Salmon

Personal information
Full name	James Alexander Nathaniel Salmon
Born	(1849-01-08)8 January 1849 Sydney, Australia
Died	28 November 1903(1903-11-28) (aged 54) Wellington, New Zealand
Bowling	Right-arm medium-pace
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1873 to 1881	Wellington
Source: Cricinfo, 27 October 2020

Salmon was a right-arm medium-pace bowler. The 1877-78 Australian team considered him Wellington's best bowler.[3]

He worked in Wellington as managing clerk for Chapman & Tripp, barristers, until obliged to give up work in 1901 owing to illness.[4] In November 1903 he died suddenly at home in Wellington of heart failure after a fall.[5] He left two sons and a daughter.[6]

See also

• List of Wellington representative cricketers

References

External links

• James Salmon at ESPNcricinfo

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