Rodney Exton
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Full name | Rodney Noel Exton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Bournemouth, Hampshire, England | 28 December 1927||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
22 December 1999 71) Westminster, London, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling style | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1946 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2010 |
Rodney Noel Exton (28 December 1927 – 22 December 1999) was an English cricketer. Exton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break.
Exton was educated at Clifton College in Bristol, where he was considered a talented cricketer.
Exton made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1946 County Championship, the first Championship after the Second World War. Exton's first match came against Leicestershire. Willoughby made four first-class appearance for Hampshire in 1946, with his final first-class match coming against Surrey. During 1946 Exton contracted Polio, which ended his first-class career.
After his career Exton entered teaching, where he taught at Eton College and Mill Hill. Exton later became Headmaster at Reed's School in Cobham, Surrey. Exton died in Westminster, London on 22 December 1999.
External links
- Rodney Exton at Cricinfo
- Rodney Exton at CricketArchive