Frank Thornton (cricketer)
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| Full name | Frank Kenneis Thornton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1898 Leicester, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 September 1987 (aged 88) Fareham, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | John Thornton (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1937 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frank Kenneis Thornton (28 October 1898 – 8 September 1987) was an English cricketer. Thornton was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Leicester, Leicestershire.
Thornton made two first-class appearances for Northamptonshire in the 1937 County Championship against Essex and Lancashire.[1] In the match against Essex at the Town Ground, Peterborough, Thornton scored 13 runs in Northamptonshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Stan Nichols, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 9 runs.[2] In the match against Lancashire at the County Ground, Northampton, he scored a single run in Northamptonshire first-innings, before being dismissed by Dick Pollard, while in their second-innings he ended not out on 4.[3]
He died at Fareham, Hampshire on 8 September 1987. His brother John was also a first-class cricketer.
References
[edit]- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Frank Thornton". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Essex, 1937 County Championship". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 22 January 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "Northamptonshire v Lancashire, 1937 County Championship". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
External links
[edit]- Frank Thornton at ESPNcricinfo
- Frank Thornton at CricketArchive