James Mansfield

Background

He was born at Pune in India and died at Westminster, London. Mansfield was the fourth son of the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny soldier Sir William Rose Mansfield, who was later created Baron Sandhurst.

Education

He was educated at Winchester College and Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating in 1884.

Career

He was a right-handed middle-order batsman. Mansfield made his first-class cricket debut while at Cambridge, playing in 1882 for "An England XI" in a match against the university side. In 1883 and 1884, he played regularly for the university team and appeared in both seasons in the University Match against Oxford University.

He had limited success, but against the Orleans Club in the first-class game in 1883 he scored 117, and this was the highest score of his cricket career.

After leaving Cambridge, he played a couple of times for Master Control Console in matches against the university team

Connections

Partner:

Ernest Hatch