James Wells (1758–1807) was an English cricketer. Wells was the brother of cricketer John Wells.

Wells made his debut for a team representing Hampshire against an early England team.^[1] Wells played seven times for Hampshire as well as ten times for Surrey.^[2] His final match for Surrey came in 1800 against England. Wells also played a single important match for a team representing Kent in 1793, against the Marylebone Cricket Club. In addition to playing cricket for the above teams, he also represented Hampshire and Sussex, TA Smith's XI, N to Z and England.^[3]

• Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744–1826), Lillywhite, 1862