| James Acton | |
| Fullname: | James Acton |
| Birth Date: | 11 October 1848 |
| Birth Place: | Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Death Place: | Reading, Berkshire, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Bowling: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Hampshire |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 2 |
| Runs1: | 41 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.66 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 31 |
| Deliveries1: | 8 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | –/– |
| Date: | 24 December |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Source: | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8485.html Cricinfo |
James Acton (11 October 1848 – 22 August 1924) was an English first-class cricketer.
Acton was born at Southampton in October 1848. In Southampton, he initially played club cricket for Southampton Cricket Club, prior to its dissolution in October 1874.[1] He then proceeded to join the Mercantile Marine Cricket Club in 1875,[2] prior to appearing in two first-class cricket matches for Hampshire, against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Southampton in 1880 and Somerset at Taunton in 1882.[3] In these, he scored a total of 41 runs from the lower-order,[4] with a highest score of 31 against the MCC.[5] Acton died at Reading in August 1924.