John Thornton (cricketer)

John Thornton
Personal information
Full name John Arthur Curzon Thornton
Born 24 February 1902
Stoneygate, Leicestershire, England
Died November 1993 (aged 91)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium
Relations Frank Thornton (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1921 Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 53
Batting average 26.50
100s/50s /
Top score 19*
Balls bowled 132
Wickets 1
Bowling average 72.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/21
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2013

John Arthur Curzon Thornton (24 February 1902 November 1993) was an English cricketer. Thornton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Stoneygate, Leicestershire.

Educated at Uppingham School, Thornton made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Kent in the 1921 County Championship. He made two further first-class appearances for the county in that seasons County Championship, against Warwickshire and Derbyshire.[1] He scored 53 runs in his three matches with a high score of 19 not out,[2] while with the ball, he took a single wicket.[3]

He died at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire in November 1993. His brother Frank also played first-class cricket.

References

  1. "First-Class Matches played by John Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  2. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
  3. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2013.

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