James Seymour (Kent 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.
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| Full name | James Seymour | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1879 West Hoathly, Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 September 1930 (aged 50) Marden, Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1900–1901 | London County | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902–1926 | Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 14 June 1900 London County v Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last FC | 10 September 1926 Kent v MCC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 11 April 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.