James Riley (11 December 1860 – 8 November 1937) was an English cricketer.
Riley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
Riley made two first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire in 1898 against Derbyshire at Trent Bridge in the County Championship and against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.
[1] These two matches saw him score a total of 3 runs[2] and bowled a total of 23 wicketless overs.
[3] He died at Derby, Derbyshire on 8 November 1937.