William Norton (cricketer)

William Owens John Norton (1820 – 25 April 1873) was an English cricketer who played in three first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club between 1853 and 1859.[1] He played once for Kent against Surrey in 1853 and twice against MCC in 1859, as well as playing regularly in other matches for a variety of sides.[2]

For the Kent cricket captain and cousin of this person, see William South Norton.

Norton was born at Aylesford in Kent in 1820 and was a nephew of Alfred Mynn, a signficiant figure in Kent cricket during the 1840s.[1] Two cousins, Bradbury Norton and William South Norton, also played for Kent, the later captaining the side between 1856 and 1870.[2] He died in Lambeth in 1873 aged 53.[1]

References
  1. William Norton, CricInfo. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  2. William Norton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-04-18.


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