# Jeff Linton

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[Brigadier](/source/Brigadier_(United_Kingdom)) **James Edward Fryer**"**Jeff**"**Linton** [1] (7 May 1909–27 December 1989) was a Welsh [cricketer](/source/Cricket)[2] and [British Army](/source/British_Army) officer. He served with the [Royal Artillery](/source/Royal_Artillery) during [World War II](/source/World_War_II)[3] after previously playing [first-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket) for [Glamorgan County Cricket Club](/source/Glamorgan_County_Cricket_Club) in the [1932 English cricket season](/source/1932_English_cricket_season) as a right-handed [batsman](/source/Batsman) and right-arm [medium-fast](/source/Fast_bowling) [bowler](/source/Bowler_(cricket)).[4] He also represented the [Egypt national cricket team](/source/Egypt_national_cricket_team).[5]

## Biography

Born in [Llandaff](/source/Llandaff) in 1909,[4] Linton was educated at [Charterhouse School](/source/Charterhouse_School) where he [captained](/source/Captain_(cricket)) the cricket team.[3] He played his only two first-class matches for his native Glamorgan in August 1932 against [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club) and [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire_County_Cricket_Club).[6] In April 1938 he played twice for Egypt against [HM Martineau's XI](/source/Hubert_Martineau).[7]

He served with the Royal Artillery during World War II, and was awarded the [Distinguished Service Order](/source/Distinguished_Service_Order) in 1944 after escaping from a [prisoner-of-war camp](/source/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](/source/Mexico) in 1989.[4]

## References

1. [Wisden Cricketers' Almanack](/source/Wisden_Cricketers'_Almanack) 1991 [Obituaries](http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/228713.html)

1. [Cricinfo profile](http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/16302.html)

1. [Brief profile of Jeff Linton](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Articles/1/1111.html) by [Dr. A.K. Hignell](/source/Andrew_Hignell) at CricketArchive

1. [CricketArchive profile](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4510/4510.html)

1. [Teams played for by Jeff Linton](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4510/all_teams.html) at CricketArchive

1. [First-class matches played by Jeff Linton](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4510/First-Class_Matches.html) at CricketArchive

1. [Other matches played by Jeff Linton](http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4510/Other_matches.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20121017231617/http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4510/Other_matches.html) 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive

## External links

- [1st British Airborne Division officers](https://www.unithistories.com/officers/1AirbDiv_officersL.htm#Linton_JEF)

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