Brigadier James Edward Fryer "Jeff" Linton (7 May 1909–27 December 1989) was a Welsh

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er and British Army officer. He served with the Royal Artillery during World War IIBrief profile of Jeff Linton
by Dr. A.K. Hignell at CricketArchive after previously playing first-class cricket for

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in the

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as a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler.CricketArchive profile
/ref> He also represented the Egypt national cricket team.

Biography

Born in Llandaff in 1909, Linton was educated at

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where he captained the cricket team. He played his only two first-class matches for his native Glamorgan in August 1932 against Middlesex and Hampshire. In April 1938 he played twice for Egypt against HM Martineau's XI.Other matches played by Jeff Linton
at CricketArchive He served with the Royal Artillery during World War II, and was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1944 after escaping from a prisoner-of-war camp. He had a distinguished military career, and after the war was elevated to the rank of Brigadier and became a senior instructor in anti-tank warfare at the School of Artillery. He died in Mexico in 1989.

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