John Hamish Hugh Anton is an English

England

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 former cricketer

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 who played 14 first-class

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 games: ten for Cambridge University

Cambridge University Cricket Club

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 and four for Worcestershire

Worcestershire County Cricket Club

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Anton went to Rugby School

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, being made captain of the cricket team in 1944.

In 1949 he made his first-class debut with Cambridge, scoring 45 against Sussex

Sussex County Cricket Club

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, and he played nine times for them that season, although he did not gain his blue

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. He also appeared for the University team on one further occasion, in 1950, but his subsequent four first-class matches were with Worcestershire late in that same season. Although his fielding was excellent,

he was unable to make enough runs — his best score for the county was only 26 — and it was not altogether a surprise when he failed to reappear in 1952.