John Paxton (14 January 1819 – December 1868) was an

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first-class

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er. The son of George Paxton and his wife, Hannah Paxton (née Beardsley), he was born at

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in January 1819. He married Hannah Hofton in November 1837, with the couple having four children. Paxton, who played his club cricket for Rutland Cricket Club (Ilkeston) and featured in minor matches for Derbyshire, made a single appearance in

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for the

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in the

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fixture of 1849 at

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. He bowled a total of 33.2 wicketless overs in the match, which conceded 134 runs, while with the bat he opening the batting in the North's first-innings and was dismissed without scoring by

William Hillyer William Richard Hillyer (5 March 1813 – 8 January 1861), was a prominent 19th century English professional cricketer for Kent County Cricket Club, Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and many other sides in the days before county and international ...

. By profession, he was a bailiff for the Derbyshire County Court in the Belper district. Paxton died at Ilkeston in December 1868.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Paxton, John 1819 births 1868 deaths Sportspeople from Ilkeston Cricketers from Derbyshire English cricketers North v South cricketers