Dexter Fitton

Dexter Fitton

Personal information
Full name	John Dexter Fitton
Born	24 August 1965 Littleborough, Lancashire, England
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm off break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1994	Cumberland
1987–1992	Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 52 22 Runs scored 872 132 Batting average 18.95 18.85 100s/50s –/1 –/– Top score 60 36 Balls bowled 8,391 846 Wickets 82 23 Bowling average 53.15 32.13 5 wickets in innings 1 – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 6/59 4/26 Catches/stumpings 11/– 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 September 2011

John Dexter Fitton (born 24 August 1965) is a former English cricketer. Fitton is a left-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born in Littleborough, Lancashire.

Fitton made his first-class debut for Lancashire against Hampshire in the 1987 County Championship. He made 51 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Sussex in the 1992 County Championship.^[1] In these matches, he took 82 wickets at an average of 53.15, with best figures of 6/59.^[2] These figures, one of three five wicket hauls he took, came against Yorkshire in 1988.^[3] As a bowling all-rounder, Fitton had some ability with the bat, scoring 872 runs at a batting average of 18.95, with a high score of 60.^[4] This score, which was his only first-class fifty, came against Northamptonshire in 1991.^[5] His List A debut came against Gloucestershire in the 1987 Refuge Assurance League. He made twenty further List A appearances for Lancashire, the last of which came against Derbyshire in the 1992 Sunday League.^[6] In his twenty List A matches for the county, he took 23 wickets at an average of 32.13, with best figures of 4/26.^[7] With the bat, he scored 131 runs at an average of 21.83, with a high score of 36.^[8] He left Lancashire at the end of the 1993 season.

Dexter was the overseas professional player for the Sydenham Cricket Club in Christchurch New Zealand between 1987 and 1992, scoring over 2000 runs, with a top score of 183.^[9] He also took 83 wickets with a best of 5/29.

In 1994, Fitton made a single List A appearance for Cumberland in the NatWest Trophy against Leicestershire.^[6] He scored a single run in this match, before being dismissed by Phil Simmons, while in Leicestershire's innings he wasn't required to bowl.^[10] This was Fitton's only match for Cumberland, he didn't feature in any Minor counties match for them. He still plays club cricket today in the Central Lancashire League for Norden Cricket Club.^[11]

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Dexter Fitton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Dexter Fitton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
3. "Lancashire v Yorkshire, 1988 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Dexter Fitton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
5. "Lancashire v Northamptonshire, 1991 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
6. "List A Matches played by Dexter Fitton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
7. "List A Bowling For Each Team by Dexter Fitton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
8. "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Dexter Fitton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
9. Sydenham Cricket Club Career Statistics, Sydenham Cricket Club Official Website, Retrieved 15 March 2016
10. "Cumberland v Leicestershire, 1994 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
11. "Teams Dexter Fitton played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 September 2011.

External links

• Dexter Fitton at ESPNcricinfo
• Dexter Fitton at CricketArchive