Rodney Noel Exton (28 December 1927 — 22 December 1999) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
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| Full name | Rodney Noel Exton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 December 1927 Bournemouth, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 December 1999 (aged 71) Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1946 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exton was born at Bournemouth in December 1927. He was educated at Clifton College,[1] where he captained the college cricket team and was considered a talented cricketer who.[2] Exton made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Leicestershire at Bournemouth in the 1946 County Championship. He would make three further first-class appearances in 1946,[3] before contracting polio later in that season, which ended his cricket career.[2] In his four matches, he scored 39 runs with a highest score of 24 not out,[4] in addition to bowling a total of 18 wicketless overs.[5] Following the premature end of his cricket career, Exton proceeded to study at Lincoln College, Oxford between 1948 and 1951.[1] After graduating from Oxford, he became a schoolteacher. He taught at Eton College and Mill Hill, before becoming headmaster at Reed's School.[2] Exton died at Westminster in December 1999.
References
edit- ^ a b Beachcroft, S. P. (1962). Clifton College Register, 1862 to 1962. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. p. 351.
- ^ a b c Murtagh, Andrew (2017). Gentleman & Player. Chichester: Pitch Publishing. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9781785313455.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Rodney Exton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rodney Exton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Rodney Exton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2023.