Background
He was born in Enfield, Middlesex.
He was born in Enfield, Middlesex.
James was a left-handed batsman who fielded occasionally as a wicket-keeper. James made his debut for Hertfordshire in the 1991 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Berkshire. James played Minor counties cricket for Hertfordshire from 1991 to 2003, which included 29 Minor Counties Championship matches and 29 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
In 1993, he made his List A debut against Gloucestershire in the National Westminster Trophy.
He made 8 further List A appearances for the county, the last coming against Bedfordshire in the 1st round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy, which was held in 2002. In his 9 List A matches, he scored 89 runs at a batting average of 9.88, with a high score of 26.