James Palmer-Tomkinson

James Edward Palmer-Tomkinson born James Edward Tomkinson (2 December 1879 – 14 November 1961) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son the politician and landowner James Tomkinson, Palmer-Tomkinson was born at Willington Hall in Tarporley in December 1879. He was educated at Eton College, before going up to the University of Oxford. He later toured British India with the Oxford University Authentics in 1902–03, making three first-class appearances on the tour against Bombay, the Parsees and the Gentlemen of England. He scored 99 in his three first-class matches, with a high score of 41. He married Marion Lindsay Smith in 1912, with the couple havng four children, including the Olympic skier James Algernon Palmer-Tomkinson. He died in November 1961 at Inkpen, Berkshire.