Ken Norton (cricketer)
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Ken Norton was an English
cricket
er. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler who played for Northumberland
. He was born in Gateshead
and educated at Gateshead Secondary School later called Gateshead Grammar School
.
Norton played in the Minor Counties Championship for Northumberland between 1954 and 1980.
Despite appearing in three List A matches between 1971 and 1977, Norton never took to the crease as a batsman, though he took one catch in the outfield. He bowled 18.4 overs in his career, taking two wickets.
Norton's brother Don was a cricket umpire who stood in three List A matches.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. He was a right-handed batsman and left-arm slow bowler who played for Northumberland
Northumberland County Cricket Club
Northumberland County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Northumberland and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. He was born in Gateshead
Gateshead
Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Historically a part of County Durham, it lies on the southern bank of the River Tyne opposite Newcastle upon Tyne and together they form the urban core of Tyneside...
and educated at Gateshead Secondary School later called Gateshead Grammar School
Gateshead Grammar School
Gateshead Grammar School was a school in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England, abolished by the Wilson government of the 1960s.-History:The private school Gateshead High School For Boys opened in 1883 at the junction of Durham Road and Prince Consort Road...
.
Norton played in the Minor Counties Championship for Northumberland between 1954 and 1980.
Despite appearing in three List A matches between 1971 and 1977, Norton never took to the crease as a batsman, though he took one catch in the outfield. He bowled 18.4 overs in his career, taking two wickets.
Norton's brother Don was a cricket umpire who stood in three List A matches.
External links
- Ken Norton at Cricket Archive