Walter Thornton (cricketer)

Walter Thornton
Personal information
Full name Walter Alfred Thornton
Born 23 February 1858
Kensington, Middlesex, England
Died 2 February 1915(1915-02-02) (aged 56)
Blakedown, Worcestershire, England
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Right-arm fast
Relations Richard Lee (father)
Albert Thornton (brother)
Richard Thornton (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1883 Marylebone Cricket Club
1879–1882 Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 24
Runs scored 843
Batting average 18.73
100s/50s –/4
Top score 70
Balls bowled 1,280
Wickets 27
Bowling average 20.77
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling 4/29
Catches/stumpings 9/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 September 2018

Walter Alfred Thornton (23 February 1858 – 2 February 1915) was an English cricketer active in first-class cricket from 1879–1883.

Born to Margaret James and Richard Napoleon Lee at Kensington, Middlesex, Thornton was the third of three brothers. Both his brothers, Albert and Richard, would also go onto play first-class cricket.[1] He was educated at Winchester College,[2] where he played for the college cricket team in 1874–1876, captaining the team in 1876.[1] From Winchester he advanced to St John’s College, Oxford, where he made his debut in first-class cricket for the university cricket club against the Gentlemen of England at the Magdalen Ground in 1879.[3] He played first-class cricket for Oxford University until 1882, making 22 appearances.[3] He won an Oxford Blue for both cricket and billiards.[1] He made one first-class appearance each for the Marylebone Cricket Club and the Orleans Club in 1883.[3] Across 24 first-class matches, Thornton scored 843 runs with four half centuries and took 27 wickets, with best figures of 4/29.[4] He was made a lieutenant in the Devonshire Regiment in 1883.[5] He died at Blakedown, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire on 2 February 1915.[2] His grandfather was the millionaire Richard Thornton.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ambrose, Don. "Brief profile of W.A.Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  2. 1 2 "Wisden - Obituaries in 1915". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  3. 1 2 3 "First-Class Matches played by Walter Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  4. ↑ "Player profile: Walter Thornton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  5. ↑ "No. 25298". The London Gazette. 21 December 1883. p. 6578.
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