Francis William Drummond Quinton (27 November 1865 – 5 December 1926) was an English

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er. Quinton was a right-handed

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who bowled slow

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. Quinton made his first-class debut for CI Thornton's England XI in 1885 against

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. In 1893 Quinton made his debut for the

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against

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. In 1894 Quinton played in the same fixture. In 1895 Quinton played a single first-class match for West in the East v West at the

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. In 1895 Quinton made his debut for

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against

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. From 1895 to 1900 Quinton played 45 matches for Hampshire, the last of which came against

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. In his 45 matches for Hampshire, Quinton made 2,178 runs at an

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of 28.28, with a high score of 178 against Leicestershire in 1895. That score was one of two centuries Quinton made, as well as fourteen half centuries. Quinton was also a useful underarm bowler, who was one of the last proponents of that bowling form. His bowling yielded 30 wickets at an

of 28.50, with best bowling figures of 5/93 against

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in 1898. Quinton was also an able fielder, taking 45 catches. Quinton died in

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on 5 December 1926.

Family

Quinton's brother, James Quinton, also represented Hampshire in first-class cricket. Quinton played alongside James in two matches against

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and Yorkshire. In the report of the inquest into his brother's suicide in 1922, Quinton is identified as "Brigadier-General Francis Quinton".

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinton, Francis 1865 births 1926 deaths People from Faizabad English cricketers Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers Hampshire cricketers West of England cricketers C. I. Thornton's XI cricketers Royal Artillery officers British Army generals of World War I Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire