James Jardine (judge)

James Jardine
Personal information
Full name
James Jardine
Born6 June 1846
Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
Died6 January 1909(1909-01-06) (aged 62)
St Moritz, Grisons, Switzerland
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1870–1874Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 53
Batting average 7.57
100s/50s –/–
Top score 21
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 September 2021

James Jardine QC (6 June 1846 – 6 January 1909) was an English first-class cricketer, academic, barrister and judge.

The son of William Jardine, he was born at Dunstable in June 1846. He was educated at Dunstable School, before going up to Caius College, Cambridge. He became a fellow at Caius in 1870.[1] A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in January 1871.[2] Jardine played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club on four occasions between 1870 and 1874,[3] scoring 53 runs with a highest score of 21.[4] Jardine was appointed the Perry Professor of jurisprudence at Bombay University in British India in 1877, where he later served as the dean of the Faculty of Law.[1] He was appointed a judge of the Bombay High Court in January 1886.[5] Jardine died in Switzerland at St Moritz in January 1909, following a short bout of pneumonia.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Venn, John (1944). Alumni Cantabrigienses. Vol. 4. Cambridge University Press. p. 551. ISBN 9781108036139.
  2. ^ Foster, Joseph (1885). Men-at-the-bar. Reeves and Turner. p. 241.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Jardine". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Jardine". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. ^ The Solicitors' Journal. Vol. 30. London: Alexander & Shepheard. 1886. p. 158.
  6. ^ Mr. James Jardine K.C.. Cheltenham Examiner . 7 January 1909. p. 7