Wayne Robert James (born 27 August 1965) is a former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper batsman for Zimbabwe. Between 2010 and 2014, James was also part of the selection panel for the national team.[1][2]

Wayne James
Personal information
Full name
Wayne Robert James
Born (1965-08-27) 27 August 1965 (age 59)
Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
BattingRight-handed
RoleBatsman, Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 22)16–21 December 1993 v Pakistan
Last Test26–31 October 1994 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 21)23 February 1992 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI3 September 1996 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1992/93–1997/98Matabeleland
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODI FC LA
Matches 4 11 40 36
Runs scored 61 101 2,442 468
Batting average 15.25 14.42 38.15 15.09
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 3/16 0/0
Top score 33 29 215 57
Catches/stumpings 16/0 6/0 101/7 22/1
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 8 February 2019

His highest first-class score of 215 was made for Matabeleland in the 1995–96 Logan Cup. In the final of the competition, he equaled the record of most dismissals in an innings by a wicket-keeper, with nine.[3] By taking four catches in the second innings he also finished with a match record tally of dismissals with 13.[3] In the same match as he set that record, he scored 99 runs while batting in the first innings and was left stranded on 99 not out in the second innings — the only player to have achieved this double near-miss.

References

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  1. ^ "Zimbabwe selector Wayne James axed". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Where are they now? Zimbabwe's 1992 World Cup win over England". The Cricket Paper. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b "'Is that you, John Wayne?'". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2017.