Rodney Exton
Introduction '''Rodney Noel Exton''' (28 December 1927 — 22 December 1999) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.Exton was born at Bournemouth in December 1927.He was educated at Clifton College, where he captained the college cricket team and was considered a talented cricketer who. Exton made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Leicestershire at Bournemouth in the 1946 County Championship. He would make three further first-class appearances in 1946, before contracting polio later in that season, which ended his cricket career. In his four matches, he scored 39 runs with a highest score of 24 not out, in addition to bowling a total of 18 wicketless overs. Following the premature end of his cricket career, Exton proceeded to study at Lincoln College, Oxford between 1948 and 1951.After graduating from Oxford, he became a schoolteacher. He taught at Eton College and Mill Hill, before becoming headmaster at Reed's School. Exton died at Westminster in December 1999.
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