Sidney Stretton

Personal information
Full name Sidney Stretton
Born 20 November 1902(1902-11-20)
Stamford, Lincolnshire, England
Died 14 January 1984(1984-01-14) (aged 81)
Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England
Batting style Left-handed
Bowling style Left-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years Team
1928 Northamptonshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 1
Batting average 0.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 1
Balls bowled 192
Wickets 2
Bowling average 60.00
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 1/120
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 17 November 2011

Sidney Stretton (20 November 1902 – 14 January 1984) was an English cricketer. Stretton was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast. He was born at Stamford, Lincolnshire. He was registered at birth as Sydney Stretton.

Stretton made a single first-class appearance for Northamptonshire against Surrey at the County Ground, Northampton in the 1928 County Championship.[1] In Northamptonshire's first-innings he was dismissed for a duck by Alan Peach, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a single run by the same bowler. With the ball, he took the wickets of Charles Daily and Bob Gregory for the cost of 120 runs from 32 overs.[2]

He died at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire on 14 January 1984.

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Sidney Stretton". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33088/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 17 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Northamptonshire v Surrey, 1928 County Championship". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/12/12792.html. Retrieved 17 November 2011. 

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