Reginald Seymour Brinton (15 December 1870 – 23 February 1942) was an English industrialist and

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er, who played 13 first-class matches for

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in the early twentieth century. Born at Moor Hall in Lower Mitton, Kidderminster,

, Brinton was a member of the Kidderminster

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-making family. In 1914, he became Chairman of

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on the death of his father

John Brinton John Brinton (25 January 1827 – 2 July 1914) was an English carpet manufacturer and a Liberal politician. Brinton was born at Kidderminster, the son of Henry Brinton a carpet manufacturer. He joined the family carpet manufacturing firm John ...

, who had run the firm since 1857. Innovation Timeline
Brintons. Retrieved 28 August 2006. He retained this position until his death in 1942. Also in 1914, Reginald Brinton was made

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of Kidderminster. Brinton was educated at

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and

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, although he did not reach the first eleven for cricket at either establishment. He made his first-class debut against

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in the 1903

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, scoring 66

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in the second innings. He played two other games that season, against

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and

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, but made little impression. In July 1904 against

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, Brinton made his highest first-class innings, scoring an unbeaten 72 in an imposing Worcestershire first innings of 490; nevertheless, Oxford won the game. This was, however, his last contribution of any real note: in the 18 remaining innings of his first-class career, Brinton never made more than 30, and after 1906 he played only one more match, against

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in June 1909. He died in Kidderminster, Worcestershire, at the age of 72. Reginald's brother Percival made a single appearance for Worcestershire in 1904.

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