John Tonge

John Norton Tonge (9 July 1865 – 8 July 1903) was an English amateur cricketer who played for Kent County Cricket Club in the late 19th century.

Tonge was born at Otford in Kent in 1884, the son of William and Anna Tonge (née Bird). He grew up at Southam in Warwickshire and attended nearby Cheltenham College as a day boy. He did not play cricket for the school XI and worked in the London Stock Exchange after leaving Cheltenham. He played club cricket for teams such as Bickley Park, and an innings of 110 for the Kent Second XI against Gravesend saw him selected for the county First XI in 1884. He made his first-class cricket debut against Derbyshire at Gravesend.

After playing twice for Kent in 1895 and four times in 1897 before touring North America with Plum Warner's XI and making his final two first-class appearances against the Gentlemen of Philadelphia. His estate passed to his mother and his brother William, a British Army officer who played two first-class matches for Gloucestershire.