Batting style Right-handed | 1921 Leicestershire Name John Thornton | |
Full name John Arthur Curzon Thornton Born 24 February 1902 ( 1902-02-24 ) Stoneygate, Leicestershire, England Died November 1993 (aged 91)
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Relations Frank Thornton (brother) | ||
Bowling style Right-arm fast-medium | ||
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.
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. He scored 53 runs in his three matches with a high score of 19 not out, while with the ball, he took a single wicket.
He died at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire in November 1993. His brother Frank also played first-class cricket.
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