1. James Antony Brayshaw was born on 11 May 1967 and is an Australian media personality and retired cricketer working in television for the Seven Network and radio for Triple M For Seven Sport, he hosts and calls Test cricket during summer and Australian Football League during winter.
James Brayshaw is a former chairman of the North Melbourne Football Club, serving from 2008 to 2016.
In September 2022, James Brayshaw was made a life member of the North Melbourne Football Club.
James Brayshaw is a two-time Sheffield Shield winner; this achievement was completed with two different states.
James Brayshaw scored 24 off 104 balls and 4 off 8 balls; he had the rare but dubious distinction of being caught by two international Test captains, with Allan Border in the first innings and Ian Botham in the second innings.
James Brayshaw performed solidly with the bat for the Redbacks, scoring 87 in the first innings and 66 in the second innings.
James Brayshaw would continue to play domestic cricket for one more season, retiring at 30 years of age to focus on his media career.
James Brayshaw played at first-class level for Australia A, but, due to Australian Cricket enjoying a successful era and many batsmen considered to be ahead of him, Brayshaw wasn't really in contention for a baggy green cap.
James Brayshaw eventually became involved behind the microphone in Nine's cricket coverage.
In 2005, James Brayshaw co-hosted Any Given Sunday with Garry Lyon and Sam Newman.
James Brayshaw joined radio station Triple M in 2002 as a commentator in its AFL coverage.
James Brayshaw worked as a full-time co-host on breakfast program The Cage before it was axed in 2007 due to high costs and poor ratings.
In 2006, James Brayshaw replaced Eddie McGuire as host of The AFL Footy Show, a position he held until the end of 2016.
James Brayshaw was installed as chairman of the North Melbourne Football Club on 6 December 2007 after the club rejected the AFL's deal to permanently relocate to the Gold Coast.
James Brayshaw was in the role until the end of 2016 and was replaced by Ben Buckley.
James Brayshaw hosted The Sunday Footy Show from 2009 to 2011 and hosted the Australian version of Wipeout with Josh Lawson.
James Brayshaw called the skiing snowboard events during the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and 2012 Summer Olympics in London, calling rowing both for Nine and Foxtel.
In December 2016, it was announced that James Brayshaw had left the Nine Network after contract negotiations broke down.
James Brayshaw was replaced by Craig Hutchinson on The Footy Show.
From 2021, James Brayshaw joined Brian Taylor in calling Friday night matches, replacing Bruce McAvaney who stepped down from Seven's AFL commentary team.
James Brayshaw called the 2021 AFL Grand Final alongside Taylor; it was the first AFL Grand Final he has called on commercial television.
James Brayshaw is the son of Ian 'Sticks' Brayshaw, former first-class cricketer for Western Australia and former Claremont WAFL premiership player, and the brother of Mark Brayshaw, a former player for North Melbourne and current CEO of the AFLCA.
James Brayshaw was educated at Scotch College, Perth, and Pembroke School.