James Cleeve

James Cleeve
Personal information
Born(1864-02-14)14 February 1864
Sydney, Australia
Died8 February 1909(1909-02-08) (aged 44)
Moree, New South Wales, Australia
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 24 December 2016

James Oatley Cleeve (14 February 1864 – 8 February 1909) was an Australian cricketer.[1] He played three first-class matches for New South Wales between 1882/83 and 1883/84[2] while still a student at Newington College.[3]

Cleeve and his twin brother, John Cleeve (14 February 1864 – 7 April 1952) were born in Woolloomooloo, New South Wales to John Cleeve, Police magistrate of Penrith, New South Wales, and Frances "Fanny" (née Oatley).[4] The Cleve boys attended Newington College from 1881 until 1884 whilst the cricketer Joseph Coates was Headmaster.[5]

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References

  1. ^ "James Cleeve". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ "James Cleeve". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  3. ^ "CRICKET". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 13, 566. New South Wales, Australia. 22 September 1881. p. 6. Retrieved 18 July 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ John Kingdon Cleeve 1864–1952[permanent dead link‍] Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  5. ^ Swain, Peter L. (Peter Leonard), 1931- (1999), Newington across the years : a history of Newington College, 1863-1998, Newington College{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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