Bradbury Norton (23 August 1834 – 21 February 1917) was an English lawyer and amateur

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er.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), p. 414.
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. Retrieved 2020-12-21.) Norton was born at

Town Malling West Malling ( , historically Town Malling) is a market town in the Tonbridge and Malling district of Kent, England. It has a population of 2,590. Landmarks West Malling contains several historic buildings, including St Leonard's Tower, a Norma ...

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.Bradbury Norton

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. Retrieved 2019-02-20. He played in ten

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matches for

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between his debut in 1858 and his final match for the side in 1866.Bradbury Norton
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2019-02-20. Norton's brother,

William South Norton William South Norton (8 June 1831 – 19 March 1916) was an English cricketer active from 1849 to 1870 who played for Kent and was the club captain for many years. He was born in Town Malling and died in London Charterhouse. He appeared in 87 fi ...

, was captain of the Kent team at the time and honorary secretary of the county club formed at

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in 1859.Mr William South Norton
Other deaths in 1916, ''

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'', 1917. Retrieved 2019-02-20. As well as playing for Kent, Norton also made appearances for the

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between 1860 and 1869. Another brother,

Selby Norton Selby Norton (13 September 1836 – 11 November 1906) was an English medical doctor who played one first-class cricket match for Kent County Cricket Club. He was born at West Malling in Kent and died in Brixton.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Crick ...

, made a single first-class appearance for Kent as an emergency replacement in 1863 and a cousin,

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, played three times for the county side.Dr Selby Norton
Obituaries in 1906, ''

'', 1907. Retrieved 2019-02-20. Professionally Norton was a lawyer working in Kent.The West Malling Poisoning Case, ''

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'', 1883-01-25, p.7.
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Retrieved 2019-02-20. ).Lord Clifton, ''

'', 1890-03-05, p.10.
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Retrieved 2019-02-20. ) He died in 1917 at

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aged 82.

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1834 births 1917 deaths English cricketers Kent cricketers English solicitors 19th-century English lawyers {{England-cricket-bio-1830s-stub