James Acton
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Born | Southampton, Hampshire, England | 11 October 1848||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 August 1924 Reading, Berkshire, England | (aged 75)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1880–1882 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 December 2009 |
James Acton (11 October 1848 – 22 August 1924) was an English first-class cricketer. Acton's batting and bowling styles are unknown.
Early life[]
He was born at Southampton, Hampshire on 11 October 1848.
Career[]
Acton made two first-class appearances for Hampshire, against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1880 and Somerset in 1882.[1]
Against the Marylebone Cricket Club, Acton was dismissed for 31 in Hampshire's first-innings by John West, with Hampshire winning the match by an innings.[2]
Against Somerset, he scored two runs in Hampshire's first-innings, before being dismissed by Bill Fowler. In their second-innings he was dismissed for eight runs by Robert Ramsay, with Somerset losing by five wickets.[3]
Death[]
Acton died at Reading, Berkshire on 22 August 1924.
References[]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Acton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "Hampshire v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1880". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "Somerset v Hampshire, 1882". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
External links[]
- James Acton at ESPNcricinfo
- James Acton at CricketArchive
- 1848 births
- 1924 deaths
- Cricketers from Southampton
- English cricketers
- Hampshire cricketers
- English cricket biography, 1840s birth stubs