__NOTOC__ James Archibald Nelson (27 August 1873 – 1 June 1950) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played one first-class match for Otago in 1914/15.James Nelson, CricInfo. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
Nelson was born in Christchurch in 1873, the son of John and Margaret Nelson.Nelson, James Archibald, 1873–, National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 17 November 2022. His only senior cricket match was a fixture between Otago and Southland in February 1915. He scored five runs in his only innings and did not bowl during the match.James Nelson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
Professionally Nelson worked as a police officer.McCarron, p. 98. In club cricket, he played for the West Christchurch club as a bowler between 1915/16 and 1917/18, playing at a time when many younger players had joined the war effort.Adams B (2004) From Hagley to Burnside, 100 Years of Cricket 1905 to 2005 , p. 10. Christchurch: Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club.
Nelson died at Christchurch in 1950. He was aged 76.
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Bibliography McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
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