Martin Horton
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| Full name | Martin John Horton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 April 1934 Worcester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 April 2011 (aged 76) Worcester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut | 4 June 1959 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 18 June 1959 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Martin John Horton (21 April 1934[1] – 3 April 2011) was an English cricketer, who played in two Tests in 1959. He was born in Worcester, England, and played the bulk of his first-class cricket for his native county.
Cricket writer, Colin Bateman, noted that Horton was, "a versatile all-rounder who could bat anywhere in the top six and who twice took more than 100 wickets in a season with his off-spin...".[1]
Life and career
Horton made his debut for
India in his first Test and took 2 for 24 in his second. He was dropped from the side, never to return. He achieved the double in 1955 and 1961, and he took 9 for 56 against the 1955 South Africans
. In nearly two decades of cricket, he took 825 first-class wickets in all and scored 23 centuries with the bat.
In late 1966, Horton moved to
Royal Grammar School
, a post he held until 1996. He also became chairman of Worcestershire County Cricket Club.
Horton died following a long illness in April 2011.[4]
References
- Notes
- ^ ISBN 1-869833-21-X.
- ^ "N.Z. Cricket Coach: Horton is Appointed". Press: 23. 19 October 1966.
- ^ Wisden 2012, pp. 200–1.
- ^ Williamson, Martin. "Former England allrounder Martin Horton dies". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- Sources
- Daily Telegraph obituary Retrieved 10 Apr 2011