About John Anton
Lived 1926 – 2021 (aged 94). John Anton was a British cricketer.
John Hamish Hugh Anton (19 September 1926 – 28 August 2021) was an English cricketer who played 14 first-class games: ten for Cambridge University and four for Worcestershire.
Anton was born in Kidderminster on 19 September 1926. He went to Rugby School, being made captain of the cricket team in 1944.
In 1949, he made his first-class debut with Cambridge, scoring 45 against Sussex, and he played nine times for them that season, although he did not gain his Blue. He also appeared for the university team on one further occasion, in 1950, but his subsequent four first-class matches were with Worcestershire late in that same season. Although his fielding was excellent,
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Who was John Anton?
cricketer (born 1926)
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John Anton was born on 19 September 1926.
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John Anton died on 28 August 2021.
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John Anton was a cricketer.
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John Anton was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). John Anton. https://biography.guide/john-anton/
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