Researching Joseph Toon
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The name Joseph means "God shall add (another son)" and is of Hebrew origin.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1863 people with the Toon surname in the UK? Toon is now ranked number 2433 for popularity in the UK. |
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Joseph Toon
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.
Toon made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Derbyshire at Queen's Park, Chesterfield in the 1902 County Championship. 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. In his ten matches, he scored a total of 159 runs at an average of 10.60, with a high score of 39. With the ball, he took 10 wickets at a bowling average of 47.70, with best figures of 4/114.
He died at Braunstone, Leicestershire on 7 March 1950.
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