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.
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| Full name | John Arthur Curzon Thornton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 February 1902 Stoneygate, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 1993 (aged 91) Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Frank Thornton (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1921 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 January 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by John Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
External links
edit- John Thornton at ESPNcricinfo
- John Thornton at CricketArchive