| Full name: | James Charles Laker |
| Born: | 9th February 1922, Frizinghall, Bradford, Yorkshire, England |
| Died: | 23rd April 1986, Putney, London, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | Right-arm off-break |
| Education: | Salts High School, Saltaire |
| Teams: | England (Test: 1947/48-1958/59); Surrey (Main FC: 1946-1959); Auckland (Main FC: 1951/52); Essex (Main FC: 1962-1964); Surrey Second XI (Minor Counties Championship: 1947); All teams |
| Surrey cap: 1947 | |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year: 1952 | |
| New Zealand Cricket Almanack Player of the Year: 1952 | |
| Surrey benefit season: 1956 (raised 11,086 pounds) | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Test Career Batting and Fielding (1947/48-1958/59) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| England | 46 | 63 | 15 | 676 | 63 | 14.08 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| Test Career Bowling (1947/48-1958/59) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| England | 12027 | 674 | 4101 | 193 | 10-53 | 21.24 | 9 | 3 | 62.31 | 2.04 |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1946-1964/65) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 450 | 548 | 108 | 7304 | 113 | 16.60 | 2 | 18 | 270 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1946-1964/65) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 101370 | 5422 | 35791 | 1944 | 10-53 | 18.41 | 127 | 32 | 52.14 | 2.11 |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Batting and Fielding (1947) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Surrey Second XI | 2 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 42 | 13.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Minor Counties Championship Career Bowling (1947) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Surrey Second XI | 423 | 10 | 181 | 14 | 5-36 | 12.92 | 1 | 0 | 30.21 | 2.56 |