deliveries death_date columns catches/stumpings family year birth_date tenfor country death_place club fivefor batting fullname birth_place column source date runs wickets s/s matches article_title
balls & ndash ; 8 september 1987 1 & ndash ; / & ndash ; john thornton -lrb- brother -rrb- 1937 2011 25 october 1898 & ndash ; england fareham , hampshire , england northamptonshire & ndash ; right-handed frank kenneis thornton leicester , leicestershire , england first-class http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/21820.html cricinfo 1898 10 25 yes 27 & ndash ; & ndash ; / & ndash ; 2 frank thornton -lrb- cricketer -rrb-

frank thornton -lrb- cricketer -rrb-

frank kenneis thornton -lrb- 28 october 1898 -- 8 september 1987 -rrb- was an english cricketer .
thornton was a right-handed batsman .
he was born at leicester , leicestershire .
thornton made two first-class appearances for northamptonshire in the 1937 county championship against essex and lancashire .
in the match against essex at the town ground , peterborough , thornton scored 13 runs in northamptonshire 's first-innings , before being dismissed by stan nichols , while in their second-innings he was dismissed by the same bowler for 9 runs .
in the match against lancashire at the county ground , northampton , he scored a single run in northamptonshire first-innings , before being dismissed by dick pollard , while in their second-innings he ended not out on 4 .
he died at fareham , hampshire on 8 september 1987 .
his brother john was also a first-class cricketer .
