Country: | England |
Fullname: | John Morton |
Birth Date: | 17 August 1895 |
Birth Place: | Coventry, Warwickshire, England |
Death Place: | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Club1: | Warwickshire |
Year1: | 1929 - 1930 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 9 |
Runs1: | 162 |
Bat Avg1: | 11.57 |
100S/50S1: | - / - |
Top Score1: | 38 |
Deliveries1: | - |
Wickets1: | - |
Bowl Avg1: | - |
Fivefor1: | - |
Tenfor1: | - |
Best Bowling1: | - |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/ - |
Date: | 5 October |
Year: | 2015 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17707.html Cricinfo |
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.
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