James Yates (cricketer)

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James Yates
Personal information
Full nameJames Ainsworth Yates
Born24 November 1883
Trimulgherry, Hyderabad State, British India
Died1 December 1929(1929-12-01) (aged 46)
Maymo, Mandalay Division, Burma
BattingUnknown
RelationsJoseph Yates (uncle)
Humphrey Yates (cousin)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1900Berkshire
1911/12–1915/16Europeans
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 59
Batting average 11.80
100s/50s –/–
Top score 37
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 6 February 2019

James Ainsworth Yates (24 November 1883 – 1 December 1929) DSO, CSI was an English first-class cricketer and British Indian Army officer.

Early life and first-class cricket[edit]

Yates was born at Trimulgherry in British India to Major Henry Townley Scott Yates and his wife, Sophia Yates. He was educated in England at Reading School.[1] He played minor counties cricket for Berkshire in 1900, playing in three matches in the Minor Counties Championship.[2] Yates enlisted in the British Army, where he served in the Royal Leicestershire Regiment. In June 1906 he was a lieutenant and held the duty of Superintendent of Gymnasia in the regiment.[3] He transferred from the Royal Leicestershire Regiment to the British Indian Army shortly after, at which point he returned the rank of second lieutenant at his own request.[4] By October 1907 he was serving in the Maratha Light Infantry, at which point he was promoted to back to the rank of lieutenant.[5] He was promoted to captain in December 1910.[6] While serving in British India he made his debut in first-class cricket for Europeans at Poona in the 1911/12 Bombay Presidency.[7] He made a further first-class appearance for the Europeans in 1912, before making two further appearances in 1915.[7]

World War I and later life[edit]

He served during the First World War, during which he was promoted to major in December 1916.[8] He was made a Companion to the Order of the Star of India in August 1917.[9] He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in August 1918.[10] Yates was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in February 1926,[11] with promotion to the rank of brevet colonel following in July 1929.[12] He died five months later in December at Maymo in Burma. He was survived by his son, the Reverend James Ainsworth Yates,[13] as well as his cousin Humphrey Yates, and uncle Joseph Yates, both of whom played first-class cricket.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Teams James Yates played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by James Yates". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "No. 27924". The London Gazette. 22 June 1906.
  4. ↑ "No. 28103". The London Gazette. 28 January 1908.
  5. ↑ "No. 28107". The London Gazette. 7 February 1908.
  6. ↑ "No. 28463". The London Gazette. 7 February 1911.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "First-Class Matches played by James Yates". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "No. 30084". The London Gazette. 22 May 1917.
  9. ↑ "No. 30252". The London Gazette (Supplement). 24 August 1917.
  10. ↑ "No. 30865". The London Gazette (Supplement). 23 August 1918.
  11. ↑ "No. 33151". The London Gazette. 26 April 1926.
  12. ↑ "No. 33513". The London Gazette. 2 July 1929.
  13. ↑ "Profile: Colonel James Ainsworth Yates". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.

External links[edit]

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