Rodney Exton

Rodney Exton
Personal information
Full name
Rodney Noel Exton
Born(1927-12-28)28 December 1927
Bournemouth, Hampshire, England
Died22 December 1999(1999-12-22) (aged 71)
Westminster, London, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1946Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 39
Batting average 9.75
100s/50s –/–
Top score 24*
Balls bowled 108
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2010

Rodney Noel Exton (28 December 1927 – 22 December 1999) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.

Exton was born at Bournemouth in December 1927. He was educated at Clifton College,[1] where he captained the college cricket team and was considered a talented cricketer who.[2] Exton made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Leicestershire at Bournemouth in the 1946 County Championship. He would make three further first-class appearances in 1946,[3] before contracting polio later in that season, which ended his cricket career.[2] In his four matches, he scored 39 runs with a highest score of 24 not out,[4] in addition to bowling a total of 18 wicketless overs.[5] Following the premature end of his cricket career, Exton proceeded to study at Lincoln College, Oxford between 1948 and 1951.[1] After graduating from Oxford, he became a schoolteacher. He taught at Eton College and Mill Hill, before becoming headmaster at Reed's School.[2] Exton died at Westminster in December 1999.

References

  1. ^ a b Beachcroft, S. P. (1962). Clifton College Register, 1862 to 1962. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. p. 351.
  2. ^ a b c Murtagh, Andrew (2017). Gentleman & Player. Chichester: Pitch Publishing. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9781785313455.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Rodney Exton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  4. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rodney Exton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  5. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Rodney Exton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2023.

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