Jimmy Bridges (cricketer)

James John Bridges (28 June 1887 – 26 September 1966) was an English cricketer who played for Somerset from 1911 to 1929.

Jimmy Bridges

Personal information
Full name	James John Bridges
Born	(1887-06-28)28 June 1887 Timsbury, Somerset, England
Died	26 September 1966(1966-09-26) (aged 79) Hackney, London, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast-medium
Role	Bowler
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1911–1929	Somerset
FC debut	11 May 1911 Somerset v Hampshire
Last FC	27 July 1929 Somerset v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 216 Runs scored 2,418 Batting average 10.07 100s/50s 0/2 Top score 99* Balls bowled 38,251 Wickets 686 Bowling average 25.67 5 wickets in innings 45 10 wickets in match 4 Best bowling 7/41 Catches/stumpings 128/–
Source: CricketArchive, 18 October 2009

Bridges was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who batted right-handed. Before the First World War he played as a professional, but after the war he was one of Somerset's many amateurs.^[1] He played in 216 first-class matches and took 686 wickets at an average of 25.67 with best figures of 7/41. He achieved 5 wickets in an innings on 45 occasions and 10 wickets in a match four times. He was a tail-end batsman who played 348 innings, with 108 not outs, scoring 2,418 runs with a highest score of 99 not out. He made two fifties and took 128 catches.^[2]

Bridges was the bowler when Jack Hobbs scored the run that took him to his 126th career century and so equalled the then world record of W G Grace. He then dismissed Hobbs for 101.^[1]