John Thornton (Leicestershire cricketer)

John Thornton
Personal information
Full name John Arthur Curzon Thornton
Born (1902-02-24)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 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.

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