Jimmy Wootton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1860
Place of Birth: Sutton-at-Hone, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 21-Feb-1941
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Jimmy Wootton
- James Wootton (9 March 1860 – 21 February 1941) was an English first-class cricketer.
- Wootton was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. Wootton made his first-class debut for Kent in 1880 against Sussex.
- Wootton represented Kent in 115 first-class matches in from 1880 to 1890, with his final match for the county coming against the Marylebone Cricket Club.
- In his 115 matches for the county he scored 1,021 runs at a batting average of 7.34 and a high score of 40.
- With the ball he took 597 wickets at a bowling average of 17.14, with 49 five wicket hauls, 15 ten wicket hauls in a match and best figures of 8/27 against Lancashire in 1886.
- Wootton passed the 100 wickets mark in 1884, 1886 and 1887.
- Out of those the 1886 season was his best as he took 143 wickets at an average of 15.95, with 14 five wicket hauls, 10 five wicket hauls in a match and best figures of 8/27.
- In the field he took 62 catches for Kent. In 1884 Wootton made his debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Nottinghamshire.
- Wootton played 18 first-class matches for the club from 1884 to 1891, with his final match for the club coming against Somerset.
- In his 18 matches for the club, he took 62 wickets at an average of 15.72, with 5 five wicket hauls, 2 ten wicket hauls in a match and best figures of 6/20. Four years would pass before his next first-class appearance, during which time he served as the cricket coach at Winchester College. In 1895 Wootton joined Hampshire, making his debut in the 1895 County Championship against Somerset.
- From 1895 to 1900 Wootton played 24 first-class matches for the county, with his final appearance coming in 1900 against Kent.
- In his 24 matches he scored 391 runs at an average of 12.62, with a single half century score of 53 against Somerset in 1896.
- With the ball he took 69 wickets at an average of 27.05, with 5 five wicket hauls and best figures of 5/37 against in 1895 against Leicestershire. As well as playing first-class cricket for the above teams, Wootton also played first-class cricket for CI Thornton's XI, an England XI, H Philipson's XI, Lord March's XI at the Priory Park Ground, Players of the South and the South of England. In Wootton's overall first-class career he scored 1,628 runs at an average of 7.98, with a single half century score of 53.
- With the ball he took 761 wickets at a bowling average of 18.16, with 60 five wicket hauls, 17 ten wicket hauls in a match and best figures of 8/27.
- In the field Hosie took 92 catches. Wootton died at Leytonstone, Essex on 21 February 1941.
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