Full name Robert Samuel Minton Batting style Unknown | 1919 Sussex Name Robert Minton | |
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Born 4 January 1899 ( 1899-01-04 ) Kensington, London, England Died 3 August 1928(1928-08-03) (aged 29)
Three Bridges, Sussex, England | ||
Robert Samuel Minton (4 January 1899 – 3 August 1928) was an English cricketer. Minton's batting style is unknown. He was born at Kensington, London, and was educated at Brighton College.
Minton made a single first-class appearance for Sussex against Northamptonshire at the County Ground, Northampton, in the 1919 County Championship. Northamptonshire won the toss and elected to bat first, posting a total of 410. In reply, Sussex could only manage 125, with Minton making 24 runs before he was dismissed by Albert Wright. His score was the second highest individual score in Sussex's innings. Forced to follow-on, Sussex improved in their second-innings to make 365, though Minton himself was dismissed for a duck by William Wells. Northamptonshire went on to win the match by 8 wickets, in what was Minton's only major appearance for Sussex.
He died near Three Bridges, Sussex on 3 August 1928.