John Hutton (cricketer)

John Leonard Hutton (born 6 May 1946) is an English former first-class cricketer.

John Hutton
Personal information
Full name
John Leonard Hutton
Born (1946-05-06) 6 May 1946 (age 78)
Pudsey, Yorkshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsLen Hutton (father)
Richard Hutton (brother)
Frank Dennis (uncle)
Simon Dennis (cousin)
Ben Hutton (nephew)
Oliver Hutton (nephew)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1973/74Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 51
Batting average 25.50
100s/50s –/–
Top score 39
Balls bowled 126
Wickets 2
Bowling average 23.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/15
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 August 2021

Early life and career

edit

Hutton was born to the Test cricketer and former England captain Len Hutton and his wife, Dorothy, at Pudsey in May 1946.[1] He was educated at Repton School, captaining the school cricket team in 1964.[2] Hutton played for the Yorkshire Second XI,[3] but was unable to follow in the footsteps of his father and brother, Richard, who both played for Yorkshire at senior level. He toured East Africa with the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1973/74, playing a single first-class match against East Africa at Nairobi.[4] He batted in both MCC innings, scoring 12 runs in their first innings before he was dismissed by Vasant Tapu and 39 runs in their second innings, before being dismissed by Zulfiqar Ali. With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he dismissed Jawahir Shah and Jagoo Shah in the East African first and second innings respectively to finish with match figures of 2 for 47.[5] Alongside his brother, he unveiled a blue plaque in honour of his father and Herbert Sutcliffe at Pudsey St Lawrence Cricket Club in October 2016.[6] His uncle Frank Dennis and nephew Ben Hutton both played in over fifty first-class matches.

References

edit
  1. ^ Howat, Gerald (1988). Len Hutton. The Biography. London: Heinemann Kingswood. p. 67. ISBN 0434981508.
  2. ^ Mukherjee, Abhishek. "Richard Hutton: Talented all-rounder overshadowed by father Len". www.cricketcountry.com. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Teams John Hutton played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Hutton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  5. ^ "East Africa v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1973/74". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Blue plaque commemorates careers of two of cricket's greatest ever players". The Yorkshire Post. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
edit