James Dearman was a Sheffield filesmith from a cricketing family who bowled fast round-arm and played regularly for North against South and also for the fledgling Yorkshire side. When he retired he took up a pub at Darnall. In 1838 he challenged the formidable Alfred Mynn for the unofficial single-wicket Championship of England but was well beaten in both matches.
Martin Williamson

James Dearman Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	100s	50s	Ct	St
FC	22	41	3	392	53	10.31	0	1	11	16

Bowling

Format	Mat	Wkts	BBI	5w	10w
FC	22	33	7/?	3	1

Recent Matches of James Dearman

Match	Bat	Bowl	Date	Ground	Format
Sheffield vs Manchester	0 & 3	--	29-Jul-1846	Manchester	FC
North vs M.C.C.	1 & 0	--	13-Jul-1840	Lord's	FC
North vs South	15 & 18	--	25-Jun-1838	Lord's	FC
North vs South	8 & 7*	--	10-Jul-1837	Lord's	FC
Yorkshire XI vs Norfolk XI	6 & 5	7/0 & 6/0	29-Aug-1836	Sheffield	FC

Debut/Last Matches of James Dearman

FC Matches

Debut

Nottingham vs Sheff & Leic at Sheffield - July 24 - 26, 1826

Last

Manchester vs Sheffield at Manchester - July 29 - 30, 1846