Joseph Toon (5 June 1879 – 7 March 1950) was an English cricketer. Toon was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Ratby, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | Joseph Toon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 September 1879 Ratby, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 March 1950(1950-03-07) (aged 70) Braunstone, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1902–1909 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toon made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Derbyshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield in the 1902 County Championship.[1] He made nine further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Derbyshire at Aylestone Road, Leicester in the 1909 County Championship.[1] In his ten matches, he scored a total of 159 runs at an average of 10.60, with a high score of 39.[2] With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 47.70, with best figures of 4/114.[3]
He died at Braunstone, Leicestershire on 7 March 1950.