James Round PC JP (6 April 1842 – 25 December 1916) was a British Conservative politician and first-class cricketer. Round was born at Colchester, the son of Rev. James Thomas Round and his wife Louisa Barlow. His father was Rector of St. Runwald's and St. Nicholas, Colchester, and prebendary of Broomesbury. Round was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He played cricket for Oxford University in 1864, and for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) from 1865 to 1869. He played 34 innings in 22 first-class matches with a highest score of 142 and an average of 16.85. Round played for a number of clubs and additional sides including Gentlemen of Essex, Bishops Stortford, Chelmsford, I Zingari, Lord Sandwich's Eleven and pre-first-class Essex sides.