James Coles
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| Full name | James Matthew Coles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 April 2004 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–present | Sussex (squad no. 30) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | Southern Brave | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 6 September 2020 Sussex v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 23 July 2021 Sussex v Lancashire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 9 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Matthew Coles (born 2 April 2004) is an English cricketer who plays for Sussex.[1] He made his first-class debut on 6 September 2020, for Sussex in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy, at the age of 16, becoming Sussex youngest ever debutant.[2]
Career
At the age of 12, Coles joined the Sussex academy,[3] and he has represented them at the Bunbury Festival.[4] He has also played for Aston Rowant in the Oxfordshire cricket league, and in 2020, he scored a century on his Oxfordshire debut against Buckinghamshire.[4] At the age of 16 years and 157 days old, Coles became the youngest player to appear in a first-class match for the county.[5] The record had been held by John Mare since 1870.[3]
He has received the Oxford Junior Sportsman of the Year award and Sir John ‘Jack’ Hobbs Silver Jubilee Memorial Prize for the most outstanding under-16 schoolboy cricketer in England.[6] He made his List A debut on 23 July 2021, for Sussex in the 2021 Royal London One-Day Cup.[7]
In December 2021, he was named in England's team for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies.[8]
Coles was included in the England Lions squad to tour Australia in January 2025.[9][10]
Personal life
Coles was a pupil at Magdalen College School, Oxford, up until 2022.[4]
References
- ^ "James Coles". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "South Group, The Oval, Sep 6-9 2020, Bob Willis Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b "James Coles, the Sussex batsman who is younger than Facebook". The Argus. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Oxfordshire's James Coles selected for Sussex against Surrey". Oxford Mail. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Tom Haines hundred leads inexperienced Sussex on solid first-day showing". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "Who Is James Coles, Sussex's 16-Year-Old Bob Willis Trophy Debutant?". Wisden. 6 September 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2024. Retrieved 14 March 2021.
- ^ "Group 2, Sedbergh, Jul 23 2021, Royal London One-Day Cup". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Young Lions announce England U19 World Cup squad". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "England Men's Lions announce squad for Australia tour". England and Wales Cricket Board. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ^ "James Coles Selected for England Lions Tour of Australia". Sussex County Cricket Club. Retrieved 18 December 2024.