James Frederick Edmeades MVO JP (8 July 1843 – 6 February 1917) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer, serving for 44 years in the army.
Born in Kent at Nurstead in July 1843, he was commissioned into the British Army as a cornet in the Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry in May 1863,[1] with promotion to lieutenant coming in the same month.
[3] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed in the Gentlemen of Kent first innings for 24 runs by E. M. Grace, while in their second innings he was dismissed for 2 runs by Henry Arkwright.
[7] He was granted the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel in January 1902 and was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in August 1905.
[8][9] He resigned his commission in October 1907, retaining the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel.