John Thornton (Leicestershire 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
Years	Team
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 season's 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.

External links

• John Thornton at ESPNcricinfo
• John Thornton at CricketArchive