| Fullname | James Edward Fryer Linton |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 7 May 1909 |
| Birth place | Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Death date | 27 December 1989 (aged 80) |
| Death place | Cozumel Island, Mexico |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-fast |
| Club 1 | Glamorgan |
| Year 1 | 1932 |
| Type 1 | FC |
| Debutdate 1 | 17 August |
| Debutyear 1 | 1932 |
| Debutfor 1 | Glamorgan |
| Debutagainst 1 | Middlesex |
| Lastdate 1 | 20 August |
| Lastyear 1 | 1932 |
| Lastfor 1 | Glamorgan |
| Lastagainst 1 | Hampshire |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 2 |
| Runs 1 | 3 |
| Bat avg 1 | 0.75 |
| 100s/50s 1 | 0/0 |
| Top score 1 | 2 |
| Deliveries 1 | 150 |
| Wickets 1 | 1 |
| Bowl avg 1 | 82.00 |
| Fivefor 1 | 0 |
| Tenfor 1 | 0 |
| Best bowling 1 | 1/34 |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 0/– |
| Date | 8 June |
| Year | 2008 |
| Source | http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4510/4510.html CricketArchive |
Brigadier James Edward Fryer "Jeff" Linton [1] (7 May 1909–27 December 1989) was a Welsh cricketer[2] and British Army officer. He served with the Royal Artillery during World War II[3] after previously playing first-class cricket for Glamorgan County Cricket Club in the 1932 English cricket season as a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler.[4] He also represented the Egypt national cricket team.[5]
Biography
Born in Llandaff in 1909,[4] Linton was educated at Charterhouse School where he captained the cricket team.[3] He played his only two first-class matches for his native Glamorgan in August 1932 against Middlesex and Hampshire.[6] In April 1938 he played twice for Egypt against HM Martineau's XI.[7]
He served with the Royal Artillery during World War II, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1944 after escaping from a prisoner-of-war camp. He had a distinguished military career, and after the war was elevated to the rank of Brigadier and became a senior instructor in anti-tank warfare at the School of Artillery.[3] He died in Mexico in 1989.[4]
References
- ^ Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 1991 Obituaries
- ^ Cricinfo profile
- ^ Brief profile of Jeff Linton by Dr. A.K. Hignell at CricketArchive
- ^ CricketArchive profile
- ^ Teams played for by Jeff Linton at CricketArchive
- ^ First-class matches played by Jeff Linton at CricketArchive
- ^ Other matches played by Jeff Linton Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive