Biography Paul Horton

1 biography

1.1 lancashire

1.1.1 matabeleland tuskers (2010–11)


1.2 leicestershire

biography

born 20 september 1982 in sydney, australia, horton raised in city before moving liverpool, england, (the native home of parents) teenager. first season of cricket in england played @ winstanley park, team based in billinge, wigan, impressed , got noticed lancashire youth. following season played club cricket @ sefton park cc in liverpool, league of higher standard. joined lancashire youth set , captained u17 , u19 teams.

lancashire

horton joined lancashire first team squad in 2003. came close scoring maiden first-class century in july 2005 when scored 99 batting @ number 4 against essex in drawn match; dismissed grant flower 2 overs before end of day. after failing cement place in lancashire team horton spent winter of 2006/07 playing grade cricket in australia improve batting. spent season playing ginninderra cricket club in canberra. represented canberra comets in second tier cricket australia cup state second xi competition 1 level below first-class status. after several seasons of impressing in second xi cricket, horton broke through , established himself in first team.

in may 2007 horton hit maiden century lancashire 139 in county championship match against worcestershire; effort came on final day of drawn match , spent 12 overs marooned in 90s. few weeks later in august, horton bettered 149 against great rivals yorkshire; came in partnership of 258 stuart law lancashire s highest partnership wicket in first-class cricket against yorkshire, beating previous record of 247 set graham lloyd , ian austin in 1997. in august same year, horton set career best of 152 against hampshire in drawn match. successful 2007 season horton recognised club when received lancashire cap , named lancashire player of year @ end of season. finished season 1,034 championship runs @ average of 49.23. result of on field exploits, horton named bbc north west sports awards newcomer 2007.

in may 2008, horton scored 108 against durham bowling attack including steve harmison, had been dropped england side, before being run out. century part of lancashire victory 232 runs james anderson , andrew flintoff shared 16 wickets in match. horton scored sixth first-class century, , second against yorkshire, in may 2008. scored 152, equalling best score, , shared partnership of 258 mohammad yousuf went on score 205* match drawn, equalling lancashire s record partnership against yorkshire. in july 2008, lancashire captain stuart law expressed view horton playing enough play england batting still improve after series of performances in lancashire s first-class side, horton stated wanted play more 1 day cricket. on 25 august 2008, horton scored maiden list a half-century. batting @ number three, top scored lancashire 56 75 balls against sussex.

over 2008/09 winter season, horton played club cricket in australia; captained gosnells cricket team in western australia. in march, horton part of lancashire squad toured united arab emirates , took part in pro arch trophy. scored century against sussex, , finished third-highest run-scorer of tournament. horton began 2009 english season scoring century in lancashire s opening first-class match. opening batting against durham university, scored 105 runs 182 balls before being stumped. on 26 april 2009, horton scored maiden list century after missing first one-day game of season through injury; opening batting tom smith, scored 100 off 108 balls lancashire won 6 wickets. despite registering several low scores in opening matches of lancashire s county championship campaign, horton one-day form , scored second lista century on 4 may. becoming fourth lancashire player score centuries in successive one-day matches, horton scored 111 not out 144 balls lancashire beat derbyshire 8 wickets.

matabeleland tuskers (2010–11)

in late 2010, horton signed zimbabwean side matabeleland tuskers. described role in squad ... to runs in forms of game , bring approach , dedication game rubs off on rest of squad. have added responsibility on shoulders can make me better person , better cricketer in forthcoming season lancashire. in match against mountaineers in november, horton scored first t20 half-century, beating previous best of 44. set personal best 2 months later in match against southern rocks; horton scored maiden first-class double-century. innings of 209 beat previous highest score of 173.

leicestershire

in september 2015, announced horton had signed three-year deal leicestershire.