James Hallows was a cricketer who played for Lancashire. He was born at Little Lever, near Bolton, Lancashire, England, on 14 November 1873 and died at Farnworth, near Bolton, Lancashire, on 20 May 1910. Hallows was a left-handed middle-order batsman and a left-arm bowler who converted early in his career from fast-medium to medium pace. He played a few games for Lancashire from 1898, but played regularly in 1901 with 1,170 runs at an average of more than 31 runs per innings.