Ernest Creighton

Who was Ernest Creighton?

Ernest Creighton was an English first-class cricketer, who played four matches for Yorkshire in 1888.

Born in Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England, Creighton was a slow left-arm spinner, who took 10 wickets at the average of 18.10, with a best of 4 for 22 against Surrey. A tail-end batsman, he scored 33 runs at 5.50 with a best innings of 10. Creighton played in four successive matches in a fortnight for Yorkshire.

A builder by trade, he was professional at Ramsbottom, Lancashire, in 1879, and later at Todmorden from 1888 to 1894 and 1900-01. He took over 100 wickets in each season, totalling 908 in all.

He died aged 71, in Leeds, Yorkshire.