Jimmy Stone

James Stone (29 November 1876 – 15 November 1942) was an English first-class cricketer. A wicketkeeper, he played for both Hampshire and Glamorgan.

Jimmy Stone

Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 306 Runs scored 10,341 Batting average 22.43 100s/50s 6/48 Top score 174 Balls bowled 72 Wickets 1 Bowling average 104.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/77 Catches/stumpings 392/132
Source: CricketArchive

Stone was the first choice keeper for Hampshire from 1900 until 1914 before the war intervened. Following the war he moved to Wales and in 1923, his final year of first-class cricket, Stone scored the first ever century by a Glamorgan batsman against a touring team. His innings of 108 was made against the West Indies and he was 46 years of age.

After retiring, Stone became a first-class cricket umpire. He quit umpiring in 1934 and died 8 years later in Berkshire.

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