About William Norton
Born 1820. William Norton was a British cricketer.
William Owens John Norton (c. 1820 – 25 April 1873) was an English cricketer who played in three first-class cricket matches for Kent County Cricket Club between 1853 and 1859. He played once for Kent against Surrey in 1853 and twice against Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1859, as well as playing regularly in other matches.
Norton was born at Aylesford in Kent in 1820 and was a nephew of Alfred Mynn, a significant figure in Kent cricket during the 1840s. He died in Lambeth in 1873 aged 53.
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