John Morton (cricketer)
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| Full name | John Morton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 August 1895 Coventry, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 May 1966 (aged 70) Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1929–1930 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 October 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
John Morton (17 August 1895 – 28 May 1966) was an English cricketer active in the late 1920s and early 1930s, playing in nine first-class cricket matches. He was a right-handed batsman.
Morton made his debut in first-class cricket when he was selected to play for Warwickshire against Surrey at Edgbaston in 1929.[1] He made eight further appearances in first-class cricket for Warwickshire to 1930, with his final appearance coming against Middlesex at Lord's.[1] He scored a total of 162 runs in his nine matches, averaging 11.57, with a high score of 38.[2] He later made a single appearance for the Warwickshire Second XI in the 1932 Minor Counties Championship against Durham,[3] but made no further appearances for the first eleven.
He died at Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on 28 May 1966.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by John Morton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by John Morton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by John Morton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links[edit]
- John Morton at ESPNcricinfo
- John Morton at CricketArchive
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