James Rew

James Edward Kenneth Rew (born 11 January 2004) is an English cricketer.^[1][2] In July 2021, Rew was named in the County Select XI squad to play a three-day match against India, during their tour of England.^[3] Rew made his first-class debut in the match on 20 July 2021.^[4][5] He made his List A debut on 1 August 2021, for Somerset in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.^[6]

James Rew

Personal information
Full name	James Edward Kenneth Rew
Born	(2004-01-11) 11 January 2004 (age 21) Lambeth, London, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
Role	Wicket-keeper
Relations	Thomas Rew (brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2021–present	Somerset (squad no. 55)
First-class debut	20 July 2021 County Select XI v Indians
List A debut	1 August 2021 Somerset v Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20 Matches 53 33 4 Runs scored 3,199 1,251 134 Batting average 42.09 43.13 44.66 100s/50s 11/10 3/7 0/1 Top score 221 114 62* Catches/stumpings 146/6 36/0 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 8 August 2025

In December 2021, he was named in England's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.^[7] He made his Twenty20 debut on 27 May 2022, for Somerset against the Sri Lanka Cricket Development XI during their tour of England.^[8] In July 2022, in the County Championship match against Essex, Rew scored his maiden century in first-class cricket.^[9]

Rew was included in the England Lions squad to tour Australia in January 2025.^[10][11]

In May 2025, Rew became the youngest Englishman to score 10 first-class hundreds since Denis Compton in 1939.^[12] Later that month, he was called up to the England test squad as an injury replacement for Jordan Cox.^[13][14]