John Anton (cricketer)

John Hamish Hugh Anton (19 September 1926 – 28 August 2021) was an English cricketer who played 14 first-class games: ten for Cambridge University and four for Worcestershire.

John Anton
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 361
Batting average 15.69
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 45
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 14 April 2023

Anton was born in Kidderminster on 19 September 1926. He went to Rugby School, being made captain of the cricket team in 1944.[1]

In 1949 he made his first-class debut with Cambridge, scoring 45 against Sussex, and he played nine times for them that season, although he did not gain his Blue. 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,[1] 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 1951.

Anton died in Brisbane, Australia on 28 August 2021, at the age of 94.[2]

References
  1. Webber, Roy (1952). Who's Who in World Cricket. London: Hodder & Stoughton.
  2. "ANTON, John Hamish Hugh". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
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