James Hume (cricketer)

James Edward Hume (1858 – 1 June 1909) was a Scottish-born cricketer. He played a single first-class match in New Zealand for Otago during the 1880–81 season.^[1]

Hume was born at Glasgow in Scotland and moved to New Zealand in his youth. He was educated at Otago Boys' High School in Dunedin and later worked as a surveyor.^[2]

Hume played in an Otago team of 22 against the touring Australians in January 1881 and the following month made his only first-class appearance. Playing against Canterbury he scored a single run in each innings and took two wickets, opening the bowling for the team. He died in 1909 in Malaysia.^[3]