Charles Thornton (cricketer)

Charles Inglis Thornton (20 March 1850 – 10 December 1929), nicknamed "Buns", was an English cricketer who played more than 200 first-class matches in the later 19th century, for no fewer than 22 different teams.^[1] He was also the founder of the Scarborough Festival.^[2]

Thornton was born in Llanwarne, Herefordshire. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.^[3] He was considered one of the biggest hitters in cricket, with one shot at Hove in 1876 reputed to have exceeded 160 yards.^[4] His own private team — C. I. Thornton's XI — played most of their early games at Fenner's, but after his retirement from playing in 1897 their home became Scarborough, where they continued to play first-class cricket until 1929, the year of Thornton's death. He died aged 79 in Marylebone, London.

Notes

1. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Charles Thornton". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33297/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 2007-09-19. 
2. ^ Ambrose, Don (2004). "Brief profile of C.I.Thornton". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Articles/1/1319.html. Retrieved 2007-09-19. 
3. ^ Thornton, Charles, Inglis in Venn, J. & J. A., Alumni Cantabrigienses, Cambridge University Press, 10 vols, 1922–1958.
4. ^ Broadribb, Gerald (1975). "Thornton's great hit". The Cricketer. Cricinfo. http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/139134.html. Retrieved 2007-09-19. 

External links

• Player profile: Charles Thornton (cricketer) from ESPNcricinfo
• Statistical summary from CricketArchive
• Lists of matches and detailed statistics for Charles Thornton from CricketArchive

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Name	Thornton, Charles
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Date of birth	1850-03-20
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Date of death	1929-12-10
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