John Parton

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John Wesley Parton was a first class cricketer who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1889 against Nottinghamshire CCC at Bramall Lane. He had the remarkably economical bowling figures of 10 overs, 7 maidens, 1 wicket for 4 runs in Nottinghamshire's first innings of 225 and was caught Barnes bowled Attewell for 2 in Yorkshire's first innings of 201. He didn't bowl in Nott's second innings of 134 and scored and 14 before he was stumped by Sherwin from the bowling of Flowers. Yorkshire were bowled out for just 122 in 90 overs, despite Ted Wainwright's 60, and Nottinghamshire won by 36 runs.

He was born on January 31, 1863 in Wellington, Shropshire and died on January 30, 1906 in Rotherham, Yorkshire.