| Country | England |
|---|---|
| Fullname | Rodney Noel Exton |
| Birth date | 28 December 1927 |
| Birth place | Bournemouth, Hampshire, England |
| Death date | 22 December 1999 (aged 71) |
| Death place | Westminster, London, England |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm off break |
| Club 1 | Hampshire |
| Year 1 | 1946 |
| Columns | 1 |
| Column 1 | First-class |
| Matches 1 | 4 |
| Runs 1 | 39 |
| Bat avg 1 | 9.75 |
| 100s/50s 1 | –/– |
| Top score 1 | 24* |
| Deliveries 1 | 108 |
| Wickets 1 | 0 |
| Bowl avg 1 | – |
| Fivefor 1 | – |
| Tenfor 1 | – |
| Best bowling 1 | – |
| Catches/stumpings 1 | 1/– |
| Date | 1 January |
| Year | 2010 |
| Source | http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/12552.html Cricinfo |
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
- ^ Beachcroft, S. P. (1962). Clifton College Register, 1862 to 1962. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd. p. 351.
- ^ Murtagh, Andrew (2017). Gentleman & Player. Chichester: Pitch Publishing. pp. 59–60. ISBN 9781785313455.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Rodney Exton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Rodney Exton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Rodney Exton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 July 2023.