James Acton

For the British academic and scientist, see James M. Acton.

James Acton
Personal information
Full name
James Acton
Born(1848-10-11)11 October 1848
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Died22 August 1924(1924-08-22) (aged 75)
Reading, Berkshire, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1880–1882Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 2
Runs scored 41
Batting average 13.66
100s/50s –/–
Top score 31
Balls bowled 8
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 24 December 2009

James Acton (11 October 1848 – 22 August 1924) was an English first-class cricketer.

Acton was born at Southampton in October 1848. In Southampton, he initially played club cricket for Southampton Cricket Club, prior to its dissolution in October 1874.[1] He then proceeded to join the Mercantile Marine Cricket Club in 1875,[2] prior to appearing in two first-class cricket matches for Hampshire, against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Southampton in 1880 and Somerset at Taunton in 1882.[3] In these, he scored a total of 41 runs from the lower-order,[4] with a highest score of 31 against the MCC.[5] Acton died at Reading in August 1924.

References

  1. ^ "Southampton Cricket Club". Hampshire Advertiser. Southampton. 21 October 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 9 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ "Netley". Hampshire Advertiser. Southampton. 26 May 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by James Acton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by James Acton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Hampshire v Marylebone Cricket Club, 1880". CricketArchive. Retrieved 1 February 2012.