| Senior Service Cigarette card featuring James Cumberbatch | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Cumberbatch | |||||
| Nickname | Jim, Jimmy | |||||
| Born | Liverpool, England | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| ≤1937–≥1937 | Broughton Rangers | |||||
| ≤1938–≥1938 | Newcastle | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Lancashire | ||||||
| 1937–1938 | England | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | ||||||
James "Jim"/"Jimmy" Cumberbatch is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s, who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Broughton Rangers, and Newcastle, playing at Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.[1]
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Jim Cumberbatch won caps for England while at Broughton Rangers in 1937 against France, and while at Newcastle in 1938 against Wales,[2] and was the only player to win an England cap while at the now defunct Newcastle rugby league club.
"This live piece of mercury, who has come before the selectors as a Tour probable, first came to Manchester to play for Swinton, who passed him over. However, he signed for Broughton and has since proved their finest acquisition. His clever play on the Broughton left wing has also proved him to be one of the League’s foremost attackers. Born in Liverpool, he first played the Association game for his school until he became attached to Barrow St. Matthew’s Club. Has earned his County Cap, and has also played for the League against France. Jimmy’s brother is a member of the Barrow Club, and two brothers keep up the family tradition of excelling at sport. Jimmy is a good sport, a good player, and one of the League’s most popular players."[3]
Jim Cumberbatch is the brother of Barrow Wing, Val Cumberbatch.