John Leonard Hutton (born 6 May 1946) is an

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former first-class

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er.

Early life and career

Hutton was born to the

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er and former England captain

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and his wife, Dorothy, at Pudsey in May 1946. He was educated at Repton School, captaining the school cricket team in 1964. Hutton played for the

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Second XI, but was unable to follow in the footsteps of his father and brother,

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, who both played for Yorkshire at senior level. He toured East Africa with the

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in 1973/74, playing a single

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against

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. He batted in both MCC innings, scoring 12 runs in their first innings before he was dismissed by

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and 39 runs in their second innings, before being dismissed by Zulfiqar Ali. With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he dismissed

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and

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in the East African first and second innings respectively to finish with match figures of 2 for 47. Alongside his brother, he unveiled a

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in honour of his father and

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in October 2016. His uncle

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and nephew Ben Hutton both played in over fifty first-class matches.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hutton, John 1946 births Living people People from Pudsey People educated at Repton School English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers