Charles Thornton (cricketer)
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Charles Inglis Thornton (20 March 1850–10 December 1929), nicknamed "Buns", was an English cricketer who played more than 200 first-class matches in the later 19th century, for no fewer than 22 different teams.[1] He was also the founder of the Scarborough Festival.[2]
He was considered one of the biggest hitters in cricket, with one shot at Hove in 1876 reputed to have exceeded 160 yards.[3] His own private team — C. I. Thornton's XI — played most of their early games at Fenner's, but after his retirement from playing in 1897 their home became Scarborough, where they continued to play first-class cricket until 1929, the year of Thornton's death.
Thornton was born in Llanwarne, Herefordshire, and died aged 79 in Marylebone, London.
[edit] Notes
- ^ First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Thornton. CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
- ^ Ambrose, Don (2004). Brief profile of C.I.Thornton. CricketArchive. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
- ^ Broadribb, Gerald (1975). Thornton's great hit. 'The Cricketer'. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
[edit] External links
- Player Profile: Charles Thornton (cricketer) from Cricinfo
- Statistical summary from CricketArchive
- Lists of matches and detailed statistics for Charles Thornton from CricketArchive
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