John Paxton (14 January 1819 – December 1868) was an English first-class cricketer.
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| Full name | John Paxton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1819 Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | December 1868 (aged 49) Ilkeston, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 August 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of George Paxton and his wife, Hannah Paxton (née Beardsley), he was born at Ilkeston in January 1819.[1] He married Hannah Hofton in November 1837, with the couple having four children. Paxton, who played his club cricket for Rutland Cricket Club (Ilkeston) and featured in minor matches for Derbyshire,[1] made a single appearance in first-class cricket for the North in the North v South fixture of 1849 at Leamington Spa.[2] He bowled a total of 33.2 wicketless overs in the match, which conceded 134 runs, while with the bat he opening the batting in the North's first-innings and was dismissed without scoring by William Hillyer.[3] By profession, he was a bailiff for the Derbyshire County Court in the Belper district. Paxton died at Ilkeston in December 1868.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "The Paxton family". www.oldilkeston.co.uk. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Paxton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
- ^ "North v South, 1849". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 August 2019.