James Thornton (cricketer)
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| Full name | James Richard Thornton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 January 1861 Horsham, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 March 1916 (aged 55) Burgess Hill, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1880–1883 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 17 June 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Richard Thornton (11 January 1861 – 1 March 1916) was an English cricketer. Thornton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Horsham, Sussex.
Thornton made three first-class appearances for Sussex. He made his debut against the touring Australians in 1880 at the County Cricket Ground, Hove, while the following season he made a second appearance against Hampshire at the same ground. His third appearance came in 1883 against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's.[1] In his three matches, he scored 73 runs at an average of 14.60, with a high score of 29.[2] With the ball, he took a single wicket,[3] that of Hampshire's Russell Bencraft.[4]
He died at Burgess Hill, Sussex, on 1 March 1916.
References[edit]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by James Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ^ "Sussex v Hampshire, 1881". CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
External links[edit]
- James Thornton at ESPNcricinfo
- James Thornton at CricketArchive