About Sidney Stretton
Lived 1902 – 1984 (aged 81). Sidney Stretton was a British cricketer.
Sidney Stretton (20 November 1902 – 14 January 1984) was an English cricketer. Stretton was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm fast. He was born at Stamford, Lincolnshire. He was registered at birth as Sydney Stretton.
Stretton made a single first-class appearance for Northamptonshire against Surrey at the County Ground, Northampton in the 1928 County Championship. In Northamptonshire's first-innings he was dismissed for a duck by Alan Peach, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a single run by the same bowler. With the ball, he took the wickets of Charles Daily and Bob Gregory for the cost of 120 runs from 32 overs.
He died at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire on 14 January 1984.
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Who was Sidney Stretton?
cricketer (1902-1984)
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Sidney Stretton was born on 20 November 1902 in Stamford.
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Sidney Stretton died on 14 January 1984 in Sutton in Ashfield.
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Sidney Stretton was a cricketer.
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Sidney Stretton was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Sidney Stretton. https://biography.guide/sidney-stretton/
MLA: "Sidney Stretton." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/sidney-stretton/.
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