William Horton (cricketer)
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William Henry Francis Kenneth Horton (born Brentford, Middlesex
Brentford
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 25 April 1906 - died Hove, Sussex
Hove
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 31 October 1986) was an English cricketer
Cricketer
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William Horton was educated at Stonyhurst
Stonyhurst College
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 for whom he represented the 1st XI. As a right-handed batsman, he represented Middlesex
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 in two matches in 1927 and the Europeans in India
India
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in two matches between 1929/1930 and 1934/1935.

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