Merryweather made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire in 1954 against the Surrey Second XI. From 1954 to 1979, he represented the county in 119 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Berkshire.Minor Counties Championship Matches played by James Merryweather He took 714 wickets for Wiltshire.Wisden 2001, p. 1595.
