James Cameron (Zimbabwean cricketer)

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{{Infobox cricketer

| name = James Cameron

| country = Zimbabwe

| fullname = James Gair Cameron

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|1|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Harare, Zimbabwe

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| club1 = Worcestershire

| year1 = {{nowrap|2010–2012}}

| clubnumber1 = 16

| columns = 3

| column1 = FC

| matches1 = 34

| runs1 = 1,553

| bat avg1 = 29.30

| 100s/50s1 = 1/8

| top score1 = 105

| deliveries1 = 893

| wickets1 = 10

| bowl avg1 = 56.50

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/18

| catches/stumpings1 = 17/–

| column2 = LA

| matches2 = 32

| runs2 = 823

| bat avg2 = 32.92

| 100s/50s2 = 0/5

| top score2 = 69

| deliveries2 = 283

| wickets2 = 8

| bowl avg2 = 39.00

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 4/44

| catches/stumpings2 = 11/–

| column3 = T20

| matches3 = 36

| runs3 = 547

| bat avg3 = 19.53

| 100s/50s3 = 0/3

| top score3 = 57

| deliveries3 = 185

| wickets3 = 8

| bowl avg3 = 31.50

| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 3/22

| catches/stumpings3 = 18/–

| date = 20 October

| year = 2012

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/zci/content/player/55344.html Cricinfo

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James Gair Cameron (born 31 January 1986) is a Zimbabwean cricketer, a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler.

Born at Harare and educated at St George's College int he city, Cameron represented Zimbabwe at under-15 and under-19 level. At under-19 level he played in four Youth One-Day Internationals in 2004, opening the batting with Brendan Taylor; his scores were 1, 0, 84 not out and 68 (a total of 153 runs at 51.0).[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/62/62223/62223.html James Cameron], CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 January 2025. {{subscription}}

During his four years of study at the University of Western Australia in Perth, he played Western Australian Grade Cricket for University CC. His time with University CC yielded a total of 2267 runs at 45.34;[http://www.ucc.org.au/showrvcontent.aspx?redirect=1&playerID=123841&eid=536&=loc1/playerCareerBatting.asp&loc=/cricket/reports/playercareerbatting.asp&loc1/playercareerbatting.asp UWACC James Cameron Player Career Statistics– Batting] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193432/http://www.ucc.org.au/showrvcontent.aspx?redirect=1&playerID=123841&eid=536&=loc1%2FplayerCareerBatting.asp&loc=%2Fcricket%2Freports%2Fplayercareerbatting.asp&loc1%2Fplayercareerbatting.asp |date=3 March 2016 }}. Ucc.org.au. during the 2009–10 season he scored 608 runs in 13 innings at 60.8.[http://www.ucc.org.au/showrvcontent.aspx?playerID=123841&eID=536&seasonID=65&loc=/cricket/reports/player.asp&loc1/player.asp UWACC James Cameron Player Season Statistics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195358/http://www.ucc.org.au/showrvcontent.aspx?playerID=123841&eID=536&seasonID=65&loc=%2Fcricket%2Freports%2Fplayer.asp&loc1%2Fplayer.asp |date=3 March 2016 }}. Ucc.org.au.

He signed for Worcestershire at the start of the 2010 season.[http://shop.wccc.co.uk/news/news.asp?newsID=662 wccc.co.uk: Worcestershire CCC Sign James Cameron] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827053943/http://shop.wccc.co.uk/news/news.asp?newsID=662 |date=27 August 2011 }}[http://www.cricinfo.com/worcestershire/content/story/445873.html Worcestershire confirm Cameron signing]. Cricinfo. In Worcestershire's final match of the 2010 season, Cameron scored 105,[http://www.espncricinfo.com/countycricket2010/engine/current/match/435540.html Cricinfo: Worcs v Sussex, 2010]. Espncricinfo.com. his maiden first-class century, sharing a partnership of 215 with Moeen Ali (who scored 115) to secure Worcestershire's promotion to the first division of the County Championship.

He retired from professional cricket at the end of the 2012 season to pursue a career in financial services.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cricket/19348472|title=Worcestershire batsman James Cameron retires at 26|date=22 August 2012|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=20 October 2012}}