George Thornton (cricketer)

George Thornton

Thornton in about 1895
Personal information
Born	(1867-12-24)24 December 1867 Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Died	31 January 1939(1939-01-31) (aged 71) Kensington, London, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Slow left-arm orthodox
International information
National side	South Africa
Only Test	11 October 1902 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class Matches 1 41 Runs scored 1 1,263 Batting average – 22.55 100s/50s 0/0 1/4 Top score 1* 161 Balls bowled 24 1,968 Wickets 1 32 Bowling average 20.00 31.46 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/20 5/20 Catches/stumpings 1/– 13/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 September 2022

George Thornton (24 December 1867 – 31 January 1939) was an English

Thornton was born in Skipton, Yorkshire, England. He was educated at Skipton Grammar School, and the University of Edinburgh, where he studied medicine.^[2]

Thornton occasionally played for Yorkshire and Middlesex before going to South Africa when the

A left-handed batsman and bowler, Thornton peaked in 1895 when for Middlesex he averaged 31.00 with the bat, and took 23 wickets. He triumphed with the ball against Gloucestershire at Lord's. The fifth bowler used, he bowled W. G. Grace, who had scored 169, and in the last innings of the match took all five wickets that fell, finishing with a match return of nine wickets for 72. In the corresponding fixture the next season, Thornton recorded his highest first-class score of 161, as Middlesex won by an innings and 77 runs. However, in that match, he was not used as a bowler.^[2]

Thornton died in January 1939, in Kensington, London, England, aged 71.^[3]

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