James Robert Wade (born 7 May 1981) is an English cricketer. Wade is a right-handed batsman. He was born at Bedford, Bedfordshire and educated at Bedford Modern School. In 1999, Wade made his debut in County Cricket for Bedfordshire in the Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland. From 1999 to 2000, he represented the county in 6 Championship matches. His debut for the county in the MCCA Knockout Trophy came against Norfolk in 1999. He played one further Trophy match in his first stint with the county against Cambridgeshire.