James Richard Thornton (11 January 1861 – 1 March 1916) was an English

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er. Thornton was a right-handed

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who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Horsham, Sussex. Thornton made three first-class appearances for Sussex. He made his debut against the touring

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in 1880 at the

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, while the following season he made a second appearance against

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at the same ground. His third appearance came in 1883 against the

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at Lord's. In his three matches, he scored 73 runs at an

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of 14.60, with a high score of 29. With the ball, he took a single wicket, that of Hampshire's

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. He died at Burgess Hill, Sussex, on 1 March 1916.

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