| Full name: | James Middleton |
| Born: | 30th September 1865, Chester-le-Street, Co Durham, England |
| Died: | 23rd December 1913, Newlands, Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Left-arm slow-medium |
| Relations: | Brother: W Middleton; Brother: T Middleton; Son: ER Middleton; Son: T Middleton |
| Teams: | South Africa (Test: 1895/96-1902/03); Western Province (Main FC: 1890/91-1903/04); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1895/96-1902/03) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| South Africa | 6 | 12 | 5 | 52 | 22 | 7.42 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1895/96-1902/03) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| South Africa | 1064 | 61 | 442 | 24 | 5-51 | 18.41 | 2 | 0 | 44.33 | 2.49 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1890/91-1904) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 31 | 50 | 21 | 176 | 32 | 6.06 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1890/91-1904) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 5571 | 254 | 2523 | 140 | 7-64 | 18.02 | 10 | 4 | 39.79 | 2.71 |