| Full name: | James William Welford |
| Born: | 27th March 1869, Barnard Castle, Co Durham, England |
| Died: | 17th January 1945, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Other Sports: | Soccer for Aston Villa, Celtic, Hamilton Academical, Distillery and Belfast Celtic |
| Clubs: | Ferguslie, Kelburne |
| Teams: | Warwickshire (Main FC: 1896); Durham (Minor Counties Championship: 1895); All teams |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1896) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Warwickshire | 13 | 23 | 2 | 459 | 118 | 21.85 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1896) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Warwickshire | 280 | 15 | 180 | 2 | 1-13 | 90.00 | 0 | 0 | 140.00 | 3.85 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1895) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Durham | 6 | 9 | 0 | 364 | 153 | 40.44 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1895) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Durham | 30 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0-22 | 4.40 | ||||