| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Kenneis Thornton | |||
| Born | 25 October 1898 Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
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| Died | 8 July 1987 Fareham, Hampshire, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Relations | John Thornton (brother) | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1937 | Northamptonshire | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | First-class | |||
| Matches | 2 | |||
| Runs scored | 27 | |||
| Batting average | 9.00 | |||
| 100s/50s | –/– | |||
| Top score | 13 | |||
| Balls bowled | – | |||
| Wickets | – | |||
| Bowling average | – | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | – | |||
| 10 wickets in match | – | |||
| Best bowling | – | |||
| Catches/stumpings | –/– | |||
| Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2011 | ||||
Frank Kenneis Thornton (28 October 1898 – 8 September 1987) was an English cricketer. Thornton was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.
Thornton made two first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in the 1937 County Championship against Essex and Lancashire.[1] In the match against Essex at the Town Ground, Peterborough, Thornton scored 13 runs in Northamptonshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Stan Nichols, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 9 runs.[2] In the match against Lancashire at the County Ground, Northampton, he scored a single runs in Northamptonshire first-innings, before being dismissed by Dick Pollard, while in their second-innings he ended not out on 4.[3]
He died at Fareham, Hampshire on 8 September 1987. His brother, John, was also a first-class cricketer.