Joseph Manton (cricketer)

Joseph Manton
Personal information
Full name Joseph Manton
Born 4 December 1871
West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England
Died 9 December 1958(1958-12-09) (aged 87)
Henham, Essex, England
Batting style Right-handed
Bowling style Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1904 Staffordshire
1898 Warwickshire
1895 Bedfordshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 5
Batting average 2.50
100s/50s /
Top score 5
Balls bowled 110
Wickets 1
Bowling average 51.00
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 1/51
Catches/stumpings /
Source: Cricinfo, 22 March 2015

Joseph Manton (4 December 1871 9 December 1958) was an English cricketer active from 1895 to 1904. Born at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, making a single appearance in first-class cricket.

Educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, where he played for the school cricket team,[1] Manton made his debut in county cricket for Bedfordshire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire at Trowbridge. He made seven further appearances for Bedfordshire, all coming in 1895.[2] He later played a single first-class match for Warwickshire against Surrey in the 1898 County Championship at The Oval.[3] He took one wicket in the match, dismissing Tom Hayward, and scored 5 runs.[4] He later played in the 1904 Minor Counties Championship for Staffordshire, making four appearances.[2]

He died at Henham, Essex on 9 December 1958.

References

  1. "Teams Joseph Manton played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Joseph Manton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Joseph Manton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
  4. "Surrey v Warwickshire, 1898 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 March 2015.

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