Thomas Thornton (cricketer)
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| Full name | Thomas Thornton | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 May 1922 Elland, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||
Thomas Thornton (born 29 May 1922) is an English former first-class cricketer.
While serving in the Royal Air Force, Thornton made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the Royal Air Force against Worcestershire at Worcester in 1946.[1] Batting twice in the match, he was dismissed for 6 runs by Leonard Blunt in the Royal Air Force first-innings, while in their second-innings he was dismissed by Leonard Oakley for 23 runs.[2] He also played second eleven cricket for Yorkshire, but was not successful in establishing himself in the starting eleven.[3]
References[]
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Thomas Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-20.
- ^ "Worcestershire v Royal Air Force, 1946". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Thomas Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
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Categories:
- 1922 births
- People from Elland
- Royal Air Force airmen
- English cricketers
- Royal Air Force cricketers
- 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel