John Alan Claughton
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Full name | John Alan Claughton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Guiseley, Yorkshire, England | 17 September 1956|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Tom Claughton (son) John Claughton (nephew) Hugh Claughton (great-uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1993 | Minor Counties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979–1980 | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1978 | Combined Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1976–1979 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 5 April 2010 |
John Alan Claughton (born 17 September 1956, in
Cricket career
In 1975, Claughton was captain of his school cricket team (K.E.S.) where he later became chief master.[1] He made his first-class debut for Oxford University against Gloucestershire in 1976 scoring a century in the second innings thus scoring a century on debut. Claughton played 37 first-class matches for the university from 1976 to 1979, with his final first-class match for Oxford coming against Cambridge University. In his 37 first-class matches for the university, he scored 1,365 runs at a batting average of 21.32, with five half centuries and two centuries, with a high score of 130 against Sussex in 1978.
Additionally, in 1978 he made his List-A debut for the
In 1978, Claughton made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Lancashire in the County Championship. Claughton represented Warwickshire in 18 first-class matches from 1978 to 1980, with his final first-class match coming against the touring West Indians. In his 15 first-class appearances for the county, he scored 545 runs at an average of 21.80, with two centuries and a high score of 108* against Worcestershire in 1980.
In 1980, Claughton made his List-A debut for Warwickshire against Hampshire in the 1980
In his overall first-class career, he scored 1,910 runs at an average of 21.46, with four centuries and a highest score of 130.
Minor Counties career
In 1982, Claughton made his
In 1983, Claughton made a single List-A appearance for the
In 1988, Claughton made his
In his overall List-A career, he scored 517 runs at an average of 20.68, with two half centuries and a high score of 65.
Teaching
Claughton's main career was as a
Writing
Claughton has written 2 books, and contributed to one more:
- Herodotus and the Persian Wars (Greece and Rome: Texts and Contexts)
- Aristophanes: Clouds (Cambridge Translations from Greek Drama).
- Ancient History (with ISBN 9780521527637
References
- ^ a b "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.com.
- ^ Bloomsbury.Domain.Store.Site. "John Claughton: Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)". www.bloomsbury.com. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Old Edwardians Heads and Teachers
- ^ McKinney, Emma (9 April 2015). "King Edward's School head John Claughton announces retirement after suffering stroke".
- ^ "Tatler Schools Awards 2015 - the winners". 14 September 2015.
- ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: "Independent Schools have become their own worst enemies", says former Eton Master". Per Capita Media. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
External links
- John Claughton at Cricinfo
- John Claughton at CricketArchive
- Matches and detailed statistics for John Claughton