Nelson was born in Christchurch in 1873, the son of John and Margaret Nelson.[1][2] His only senior cricket match was a fixture between Otago and Southland in February 1915.[a] He scored five runs in his only innings and did not bowl during the match.[5]
Professionally Nelson worked as a police officer.[6] In club cricket, he played for the West Christchurch club as a bowler between 1915/16 and 1917/18, playing at a time when many younger players had joined the war effort.[5][7]
Nelson died at Christchurch in 1950. He was aged 76.[1]
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^Otago first played Southland in 1864 and by the time Nelson played there were two matches each season between the sides. The 1914/15 match was the first between the two representative sides to have been given first-class status―one of eight first-class matches played by Southland, six of which were against Otago between 1914/15 and 1919/20. Matches between the two sides continued to be played, with players from Southland form part of the Otago first-class team.[3][4]
Referencesedit
^ abcJames Nelson, CricInfo. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
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