James Grundy
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James "Jem" Grundy (born 5 March 1824 in New Radford, Nottingham; died 24 November 1873 in Carrington, Nottingham) was a famous English cricketer during the game's roundarm era.
Grundy was one of the greatest bowlers of the 1850s and was frequently among the leading wicket-takers. He bowled right-arm fast roundarm and is known to have occasionally used fast underarm deliveries, but he is said to have varied his pace. He batted right-handed and was an occasional wicket-keeper.
Grundy's known first-class career spanned the 1850 to 1869 seasons. He took 1137 wickets in 298 matches @ 12.81 with a best analysis of 9/19. He had 84 5wI and 24 10wM. He scored 5898 runs @ 12.65 with a highest score of 95. He took 233 catches and made 2 stumpings.
At the end of the 1859 English cricket season, Grundy was one of the 12 players who took part in cricket's first-ever overseas tour when an England cricket team led by George Parr visited North America.
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- Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians - various publications
- Scores and Biographies by Arthur Haygarth
- The Hamlyn A-Z of Cricket Records by Peter Wynne-Thomas (PWT) – includes 1859 touring team photo
