James Richard Beresford (born 19 January 1989) is an Australian former professional baseball infielder.

[1] He debuted for the Victoria Aces in Claxton Shield 2006 replacing Justin Huber after he withdrew.

He returned to the US in 2007 making his debut and hitting a .288/.349/.302 clip as the starting shortstop for the GCL Twins.

On 17 October, Beresford was removed from the 40–man roster and sent outright to the Triple–A Rochester Red Wings.

His older brother, Simon Beresford, played minor league baseball for the Milwaukee Brewers organization.