Norman Norton | |
Fullname: | Norman Ogilvie Norton |
Nickname: | Pompey |
Birth Date: | 11 May 1881 |
Birth Place: | Grahamstown, Cape Colony |
Death Place: | East London, South Africa |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
Columns: | 2 |
Column1: | Tests |
Matches1: | 1 |
Runs1: | 9 |
Bat Avg1: | 4.50 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 7 |
Deliveries1: | 90 |
Wickets1: | 4 |
Bowl Avg1: | 11.75 |
Fivefor1: | 0 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 4/47 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 0/0 |
Column2: | First-class |
Matches2: | 15 |
Runs2: | 347 |
Bat Avg2: | 15.08 |
100S/50S2: | 0/2 |
Top Score2: | 57 |
Deliveries2: | 1798 |
Wickets2: | 49 |
Bowl Avg2: | 15.75 |
Fivefor2: | 1 |
Tenfor2: | 1 |
Best Bowling2: | 6/34 |
Catches/Stumpings2: | 7/0 |
International: | true |
Country: | South Africa |
Testdebutdate: | 11 March |
Testdebutyear: | 1910 |
Lasttestdate: | 11 March |
Lasttestyear: | 1910 |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/0/328/328.html CricketArchive |
Norman Ogilvie "Pompey" Norton (11 May 1881 - 27 June 1968) was a South African cricketer. He was a lawyer by career and became a provincial administrator for the game.
An all-rounder, Norton made his first-class debut with Western Province versus an Australian team in 1902. He returned in 1907 with Border and within two years attained a personal best score of 57 during a game in Cape Town against Western Province. In another game at Cape Town during the 1908/09 season, he took 6 for 34 against Eastern Province, taking 10 for 92 in the match and also making a second and last first-class fifty.
In the 1909/10 season, Norton played in the Fifth Test against the touring English team. He took 4 for 47, including the wickets of Jack Hobbs and Frank Woolley, and scored 2 and 7.[1]
Norton founded the East London law firm of Norton Gale and Kingon. He also served as mayor of East London.