Edward Grantham Righton (23 November 1884 – 3 January 1964) was an English first-class cricketer who played four matches for Worcestershire between 1911 and 1913.
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| Full name | Edward Grantham Righton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 November 1884 Evesham, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 January 1964 (aged 79) Evesham, Worcestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1911–1913 | Worcestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 9 September 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Although he had appeared for Worcestershire's Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship as early as 1907,[1] Righton made his first-class debut in July 1911, playing against Leicestershire at Worcester. It proved to be by far the most successful of his four games at this level: Righton hit a first-innings 48 and took his only first-class wicket, that of England Test cricketer Albert Knight.[2] He did nothing in his three subsequent games, other than to hold a catch to dismiss Thomas Langdon in his final match, against Gloucestershire in June 1913.[3]
His son Edward (also, in fact, named Edward Grantham Righton) also played four times for Worcestershire, in the mid-1930s.
References
edit- ^ "Surrey Second XI v Worcestershire Second XI in 1907". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
- ^ "Worcestershire v Leicestershire in 1911". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
- ^ "Worcestershire v Gloucestershire in 1913". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
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