James MacFarlane

James MacFarlane (17 July 1866 – 11 December 1942) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Canterbury and Otago between the 1887–88 and 1895–96 seasons.^[1]

James MacFarlane

Personal information
Born	(1866-07-17)17 July 1866 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Died	11 December 1942(1942-12-11) (aged 76) Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1887/88–1889/90	Otago
1893/94–1895/96	Canterbury
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 15 May 2016

MacFarlane was born at Dunedin in 1866. Professionally he was employed as a bookmaker.^[2] He played for an Otago side of 22 players against a touring Australian side in November 1886 before going on to make his first-class debut for the side during the following season. In four first-class matches for Otago between 1887–88 and 1889–90 and four for Canterbury between 1893–94 and 1895–96, he scored a total of 53 runs and took seven wickets.^[3]

MacFarlane died at Dunedin in December 1942. He was aged 76.^[1]