English cricketer (born 2007)
James Minto (born 26 November 2007) is an English cricketer who plays for Durham.[1] He is a left arm bowler and left-handed batter.[2]
Career
Minto was raised in Norton, County Durham, where he played for the local cricket club at junior level before joining their first team at the age of 13.[3] He signed with Durham's academy in December 2023.[4] In June 2024, he played for England Young Lions.[5][6] He made his List A debut on 28 July 2024, against Worcestershire in the One-Day Cup,[7] taking two wickets in the match.[8] Aged 16 years 296 days, on 17 September 2024 he became the youngest first-class player in Durham's history, when he took to the field at the Oval against Surrey in the County Championship.[3][9] In that match, he also became the second youngest player (after Craig Miles for Gloucestershire) to take a first-class wicket since World War II.[3]
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