Edward Righton senior

Edward Righton senior

Personal information
Full name	Edward Grantham Righton
Born	23 November 1884 Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Died	3 January 1964 (aged 79) Evesham, Worcestershire, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1911–1913	Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 4 Runs scored 60 Batting average 15.00 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 48 Balls bowled 12 Wickets 1 Bowling average 21.00 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 1/21 Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: , 9 September 2007

Edward Grantham Righton (23 November 1884–3 January 1964) was an English cricketer who played four first-class matches for Worcestershire between 1911 and 1913.

Although he had appeared for Worcestershire's Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship as early as 1907,^[1] Righton made his first-class debut in July 1911, playing against Leicestershire at Worcester. It proved to be by far the most successful of his four games at this level: Righton hit a first-innings 48 and took his only first-class wicket, that of England Test cricketer Albert Knight.^[2] He did nothing in his three subsequent games, other than to hold a catch to dismiss Thomas Langdon in his final match, against Gloucestershire in June 1913.^[3]

His son Edward (also, in fact, named Edward Grantham Righton) also played four times for Worcestershire, in the mid-1930s.

References

1. "Surrey Second XI v Worcestershire Second XI in 1907". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
2. "Worcestershire v Leicestershire in 1911". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2007-09-09.
3. "Worcestershire v Gloucestershire in 1913". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2007-09-09.

External links

• Statistical summary from CricketArchive
• Player profile: Edward Righton senior from ESPNcricinfo