James Seymour (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames Seymour (cricketer)
English cricketer
Date of Birth: 25-Oct-1879
Place of Birth: West Hoathly, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 30-Sep-1930
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About James Seymour (cricketer)
- James Seymour (25 October 1879 – 30 September 1930) was an English professional cricketer who played primarily for Kent County Cricket Club in the early years of the 20th century.
- Seymour made 553 first-class cricket appearances in a career that lasted from 1900 until 1926, scoring over 27,000 runs in his career. He was the cricketer who established in law the principle that income from a benefit match should not normally be taxable in a case ruled on by the High Court in 1927.
- The judgement has had significant financial impacts over the years for other sports people. Seymour was born in West Hoathly in Sussex in 1879.
- He died in 1930 aged 50 four years after he completed his cricket career.
- His brother John played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire and Sussex.
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