Bradbury Norton

Bradbury Norton (23 August 1834 – 21 February 1917) was an English lawyer and amateur cricketer.[1]

Norton was born at Town Malling in Kent.[2] He played in ten first-class cricket matches for Kent between his debut in 1858, and his final match in 1866.[3] Norton's brother, William South Norton, was captain of the Kent team at the time and honorary secretary of the county club formed at Maidstone in 1859.[4] As well as playing for Kent, Norton also made appearances for the Gentlemen of Kent between 1860 and 1869.[3] Another brother, Selby Norton, made a single first-class appearance for Kent as an emergency replacement in 1863 and a cousin, William Norton, played for them three times.[4][5]

Professionally Norton was a lawyer working in Kent.[6][7] He died in 1917 at Taltal in Chile aged 82.[2]

References

  1. ^ Carlaw, p. 414. (Retrieved 21 December 2020.)
  2. ^ a b Bradbury Norton, ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  3. ^ a b Bradbury Norton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 February 2019. (subscription required)
  4. ^ a b Mr William South Norton, Other deaths in 1916, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1917. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. ^ Dr Selby Norton, Obituaries in 1906, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, 1907. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  6. ^ The West Malling Poisoning Case, The Times, 1883-01-25, p.7. (The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2019. (subscription required)).
  7. ^ Lord Clifton, The Times, 1890-03-05, p.10. (The Times Digital Archive. Retrieved 20 February 2019. (subscription required))

Bradbury Norton at ESPNcricinfo

Bibliography

  • Carlaw, Derek (2020). Kent County Cricketers, A to Z: Part One (1806–1914) (PDF). Cardiff: ACS.
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