| Full name: | James Bretherton |
| Born: | 5th January 1861, Raby, Bromborough, Cheshire, England |
| Died: | 9th June 1926, Raby, Bromborough, Cheshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Relations: | Brother: TR Bretherton |
| Teams: | Liverpool and District (Other FC: 1890-1894); Cheshire (Minor Counties Championship: 1895); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1890-1894) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Liverpool and District | 6 | 11 | 1 | 165 | 50 | 16.50 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1890-1894) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Liverpool and District | 1089 | 79 | 396 | 24 | 5-30 | 16.50 | 1 | 0 | 45.37 | 2.18 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1895) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Cheshire | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1895) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Cheshire | 240 | 15 | 122 | 3 | 2-51 | 40.66 | 0 | 0 | 80.00 | 3.05 |