James Souter

James Stewart Souter (13 February 1923 – 21 October 1999) was an English first-class cricketer.

James Souter

Personal information
Full name	James Stewart Souter
Born	(1923-02-13)13 February 1923 Kanpur, United Provinces, British India
Died	21 October 1999(1999-10-21) (aged 76) St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1948	Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 3 Runs scored 47 Batting average 23.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 30 Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 July 2020

The son of the Scottish colonial administrator Sir Edward Souter, he was born at Kanpur in British India. He was educated in England at Haileybury,^[1] before going up to Brasenose College, Oxford in 1942.^[2] His studies at Oxford were interrupted by the ongoing Second World War, in which he served in the latter stages with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (RAFVR), enlisting as a pilot officer in April 1944.^[3] He served with the RAFVR until 1948, the year in which he was promoted to flying officer.^[4] He returned to Brasenose College in 1948, playing three first-class cricket matches for Oxford University against the Free Foresters, Lancashire and Middlesex in 1948.^[5] He scored 47 runs in his three matches, with a high score of 30.^[6] His brother, Ian, was killed in action during the war.^[7] He married Mary Atkinson at The Strand, London in 1948.^[8] Souter died in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex on 21 October 1999, at the age of 76.^[9]