Full Name

John Sidney Denton

Born

November 02, 1890, Rushden, Northamptonshire

Died

April 09, 1971, Rushden, Northamptonshire, (aged 80y 158d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak Googly

RELATIONS

(brother),

(twin brother)

DENTON, JOHN SIDNEY, who died in hospital on April 9, aged 80, was in the Wellingborough XI before playing as an amateur for Northamptonshire from 1909 to 1919. He scored 3,298 runs, including two centuries, for an average of 21.69, took with leg-break and googly bowling 67 wickets for 18.11 runs each and held 56 catches. He and his twin brother, W. H. Denton, extraordinarily alike in appearance, opened the innings for the county during the 1914 season.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Jack Denton Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC10417826329812421.69212530

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC10429061883675/3928.103.8843.320

Debut/Last Matches of Jack Denton

FC Matches

Span
1909 - 1919