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Full name
  
James Acton

Name
  
James Acton

1880–1882
  
Hampshire

Bowling style
  
Unknown

Batting style
  
Unknown


Born
  
11 October 1848 (
1848-10-11
)
Southampton, Hampshire, England

Died
  
22 August 1924(1924-08-22) (aged 75) Reading, Berkshire, England

James Acton (1848–1924) was an English cricketer. Acton's batting and bowling styles are unknown.

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Early life

He was born at Southampton, Hampshire on 11 October 1848.

Career

Acton made two first-class appearances for Hampshire, against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1880 and Somerset in 1882.

Against the Marylebone Cricket Club, Acton was dismissed for 31 in Hampshire's first-innings by John West, with Hampshire winning the match by an innings.

Against Somerset, he scored two runs in Hampshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Bill Fowler. In their second-innings he was dismissed for eight runs by Robert Ramsay, with Somerset losing by five wickets.

Death

Acton died at Reading, Berkshire on 22 August 1924.

References

James Acton Wikipedia