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About James Seymour
James Seymour was an English professional cricketer who played primarily for Kent County Cricket Club in the early years of the 20th century. Seymour made 553 first-class cricket appearances in a career that lasted from 1900 until 1926, scoring over 27,000 runs in his career. He was the cricketer who established in law the principle that income from a benefit match should not normally be taxable in a case ruled on by the High Court in 1927. The judgement has had significant financial impacts over the years for other sports people.
Everything about James Seymour →- Occupation
- cricketer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- October 25, 1879
- Died
- September 30, 1930