GBRT : South Africa 2012

James started life as a small-bore shooter, where he was a member of the GB Junior Squad more years ago than he cares to remember, but saw the light and made the transition to fullbore shooting about 20 years ago. He immediately started shooting for the Nottinghamshire fullbore team and has represented his county on over 100 occasions.

His first taste of touring came as a member of the NRA team to the Channel Islands in 1997. He has since shot for England in the European Long Range Championships, the National and also the Mackinnon. James represented Great Britain previously as a member of the team to Canada in 2000. Individually he has won the Admiral Hutton and managed to collect ten Queen's or St George's Final badges.

Shooting in South Africa has been an ambition for many years and James is really looking forward to touring in such a fascinating country. He has been following a gruelling pre-tour training regime to prepare for the fine red wine and steaks that form such an integral part of the tour.

In the real world, James juggles a busy family life with Judith, Tom and Hannah, and running the family business which is the UK's leading supplier of spare parts to the concrete industry (don't get him started).