Francis Quinton

Francis Quinton

Personal information
Full name	Francis William Drummond Quinton
Born	27 November 1865 Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, British Raj
Died	5 December 1926 (aged 60) Marylebone, London, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Slow underarm
Relations	James Quinton (Brother)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1895–1900	Hampshire
1893–1895	Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 51 Runs scored 2,393 Batting average 27.82 100s/50s 2/14 Top score 178 Balls bowled 1,319 Wickets 30 Bowling average 28.50 5 wickets in innings 1 10 wickets in match – Best bowling 5/93 Catches/stumpings 45/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2009

Francis William Drummond Quinton (27 November 1865 – 5 December 1926) was an English cricketer. Quinton was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow underarm.

Quinton made his first-class debut for CI Thornton's England XI in 1885 against Cambridge University.

In 1893 Quinton made his debut for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Oxford University. In 1894 Quinton played in the same fixture. In 1895 Quinton played a single first-class match for West in the East v West at the United Services Recreation Ground in Portsmouth.

In 1895 Quinton made his debut for Hampshire against Yorkshire. From 1895 to 1900 Quinton played 45 matches for Hampshire, the last of which came against Leicestershire. In his 45 matches for Hampshire, Quinton made 2,178 runs at an average of 28.28, with a high score of 178 against Leicestershire in 1895. That score was one of two centuries Quinton made, as well as fourteen half centuries. Quinton was also a useful underarm bowler, who was one of the last proponents of that bowling form. His bowling yielded 30 wickets at an average of 28.50, with best bowling figures of 5/93 against Derbyshire in 1898. Quinton was also an able fielder, taking 45 catches.

Quinton died in Marylebone, London on 5 December 1926.

Family

Quinton's brother, James Quinton, also represented Hampshire in first-class cricket. Quinton played alongside James in two matches against Sussex and Yorkshire. In the report of the inquest into his brother's suicide in 1922, Quinton is identified as "Brigadier-General Francis Quinton".^[1]

References

1. "A Schoolmaster's Delusion". The Times (43223). London. 27 December 1922. p. 7.

External links

• Francis Quinton at Cricinfo
• Francis Quinton at CricketArchive
• Matches and detailed statistics for Francis Quinton