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Jack Paton

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Jack Paton
Personal information
Full name
John Paton
Born25 August 1881
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Died22 August 1935(1935-08-22) (aged 53)
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown-arm slow
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1914Scotland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 2
Batting average 1.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 2
Balls bowled 155
Wickets 5
Bowling average 17.60
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/33
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 July 2022

John Paton (25 August 1881 – 22 August 1935) was a Scottish first-class cricketer.

Paton was born at Dunfermline in August 1881. A club cricketer for Dunfermline Cricket Club, Paton was invited to play for the Rest of Scotland in 1913 on the back of strong bowling performances at club level.[1] The following year he was selected for the senior Scotland team, playing in a first-class match against Ireland at Dublin.[2] Playing as a bowler, he led the Scottish bowling figures in the Irish second innings with figures of 4 for 48, adding to the wicket of William Meldon that he took in the Irish first innings. Batting at the tail, he was dismissed for 2 runs in the Scottish first innings by Meldon, while in their second innings he was dismissed without scoring in the Scottish first innings by Basil Ward.[3] At club level, Paton was a useful all-rounder who played for Fifeshire after the First World War and captained the side in 1921,[4] but returned to Dumfermline to captain the side for the 1922 season.[5] It was noted that following the war, Paton was employed in a government office at Perth. He died at Dunfermline in August 1935.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Todays cricket. Dundee Evening Telegraph. 26 June 1913. p. 3
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Jack Paton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Ireland v Scotland, 1914". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  4. ^ Acquisition for Forfarshire C.C.. Dundee Courier. 20 January 1922. p. 6
  5. ^ Jack Paton resumes for Dunfermline. Dundee Courier. 4 May 1922. p. 6
  6. ^ Perth's Regret. Perthshire Advertiser. 24 August 1935. p. 13
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