James Kaye (cricketer)
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| Full name | James Levett Kaye | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 December 1861 Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 November 1917 (aged 55) Kensington, London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Henry Kaye (brother) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1881 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||
James Levett Kaye (27 December 1861 – 17 November 1917) was an English first-class cricketer and an officer in both the British Army and the British Indian Army.
The son of James Kaye and Elizabeth Thoroton, he was born at
stumping.[6]
With the Berkshire Regiment, he served in both
Central India Horse from 1890,[1] in which promotion to captain came in September 1893 and major in July 1901.[9][10] In the IPS, Kaye was appointed an assistant resident at Kashmir in 1892, later being appointed settlement commissioner at Jamona from 1895 to 1904. Further appointments to political officer at Alwar in December 1905, resident at Indore in 1907, and resident at Mewar from 1911 to 1916 followed.[1]
Kaye returned to military service with the Censor's Department during the
First World War,[1] with him holding the rank of lieutenant colonel by 1916.[11] He retired from active service on account of ill health in January 1917.[12] Returning to England, he died at his residence in Kensington on 17 November 1917.[13] His younger brother, Henry, was also a first-class cricketer, playing for Middlesex
.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Kaye, James Levett". winchestercollegeatwar.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ a b Dauglish, M. G.; Wainewright, John Bannerman (1907). Winchester College, 1836–1906: A Register. Winchester: P. and G. Wells. p. 319.
- ^ "Wisden – Other deaths in 1917". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "No. 25145". The London Gazette. 8 September 1882. p. 4179.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Kaye". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "Marylebone Cricket Club v Hampshire, 1881". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ "No. 25483". The London Gazette. 23 June 1885. p. 2870.
- ^ "No. 25685". The London Gazette. 22 March 1887. p. 1689.
- ^ "No. 26458". The London Gazette. 14 November 1893. p. 6357.
- ^ "No. 27362". The London Gazette. 4 October 1901. p. 6487.
- ^ "No. 29589". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 May 1916. p. 5039.
- ^ "No. 29896". The London Gazette. 9 January 1917. p. 391.
- ^ Lieutenant-Colonel J. L. Kaye. Evening Mail. 19 November 1917. p. 5