James Douglas Henderson (13 October 1918 — 14 August 2004) was a Scottish first-class cricketer and educator.
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| Full name | James Douglas Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 October 1918 Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 August 2004 (aged 85) Forfar, Angus, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Left-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1956 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Henderson was born in October 1918 at Kelso. He was educated at Forfar Academy, before matriculating to the University of St Andrews.[1] A club cricketer for Forfarshire Cricket Club, Henderson made his debut for Scotland in first-class cricket against Ireland at Greenock in 1946. He played first-class cricket for Scotland until 1956, making fourteen appearances; eight of these came in the annual match against Ireland, while a further six came against English first-class counties.[2] Playing as an all-rounder in the Scottish side, he scored 429 runs at an average of 22.57;[3] he made one century, a score of 121 against Ireland in 1954, forming a partnership of 187 runs with William Edward for the eighth wicket.[4] With his left-arm medium pace bowling, he took 29 wickets at a bowling average of 22.41;[5] he took one five wicket haul, with figures of 5 for 27 against Ireland in 1952.[6] By profession, Henderson was a schoolmaster.[1] He died at Forfar in August 2004.
References
edit- ^ a b "Player profile: James Henderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Henderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Henderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1954". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by James Henderson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1952". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 July 2022.