Norman Norton Explained

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.

References

  1. World Cricketers - A Biographical Dictionary by Christopher Martin-Jenkins published by Oxford University Press (1996),
  2. The Wisden Book of Test Cricket, Volume 1 (1877–1977) compiled and edited by Bill Frindall published by Headline Book Publishing (1995),

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5th Test, Cape Town, Mar 11 - Mar 14 1910, England tour of South Africa . Cricinfo . 16 February 2021.