Full name George Thornton
Born December 24, 1867, Skipton, Yorkshire, England
Died January 31, 1939, Kensington, London, England (aged 71 years 38 days)
Major teams South Africa, Middlesex, Yorkshire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Education Skipton Grammar School, Edinburgh University
Relation Son - PA Thornton
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1* | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 42 | 67 | 11 | 1263 | 161 | 22.55 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 1 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 1/20 | 1/20 | 20.00 | 5.00 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 42 | 1968 | 1007 | 32 | 5/20 | 31.46 | 3.07 | 61.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Only Test | South Africa v Australia at Johannesburg, Oct 11-14, 1902 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| First-class span | 1891 - 1902/03 |
Dr. George Thornton, who died in London on January 31, occasionally played for Yorkshire and Middlesex before going to South Africa. Born at Skipton, Yorks, on December 24, 1867, he was educated at Skipton Grammar School, and took his degree at Edinburgh University. When the South African war broke out, Dr. Thornton was one of the first medical men to volunteer. He was made head of the Government Hospital at Pretoria, and spent nine years in South Africa. During this time he appeared for Transvaal, and for South Africa at Johannesburg in the first match Australia played in South Africa in October 1902 when Joe Darling's team were on the way home from England.