James Heap

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James Sutcliffe Heap was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire from 1903 to 1921 after graduating from the Lancashire League where he played for his hometown club, Lowerhouse. Heap appeared in 210 first-class matches as a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler who batted left-handed in the lower or middle order. He had a "beautiful natural action". He often suffered from severe lumbago, which affected his bowling. Neville Cardus wrote: James Heap was a slow left-hand spinner with a charming action, a little jump, right hand pointing to heaven, side to the batsman, then a "swing-through" of easeful rhythm. On a "sticky" wicket he could bowl as dangerously as Rhodes himself; but his misfortune was lumbago. Heap scored 5,146 runs at an average of 18.98 with a highest score of 132 not out and held 74 catches. He took 412 wickets with a best analysis of 9 for 43 against Northamptonshire at Northampton in 1910. Read more

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