James Sorrie


James Webster Sorrie was a Scottish first-class cricketer and solicitor.
Sorrie was born in December 1885 at Brechin. He later studied law at the University of Edinburgh. A club cricketer for Brechin Cricket Club and later Carlton Cricket Club, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Scotland against the touring South Africans at Edinburgh in 1912. Sorrie was a regular feature in the Scottish side prior to the First World War, playing in seven matches; three came in the annual match against Ireland, while his other appearances came against Surrey, Oxford University, and the touring Australians. Following the war, he made a further two appearances in first-class cricket for Scotland, playing against Ireland in 1920 and Wales in 1924. In nine first-class matches, Sorrie scored 346 runs at an average of 19.22; he made two half centuries, with a highest score of 61 against Surrey at The Oval.
Outside of cricket, Sorrie worked as a solicitor for the firm Messrs Macandrew, Wright & Murray in Edinburgh. He died in England at Blackpool in July 1955.