| Full name: | Albert James Thornton |
| Born: | 17th January 1856, Folkestone, Kent, England |
| Died: | 14th June 1931, West Kensington, Middlesex, England |
| Batting: | Right-hand batter |
| Bowling: | underarm Right-arm slow |
| Relations: | Brother: RT Thornton; Brother: WA Thornton |
| Teams: | Sussex (Main FC: 1880-1881); Kent (Main FC: 1884-1891); All teams |
| Kent cap: 1886 | |
| Lists of matches and more detailed statistics | |
| Articles: | Brief profile of A.J.Thornton |
| First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1879-1891) | ||||||||||
| M | I | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | Ct | ||
| Overall | 30 | 52 | 7 | 947 | 137 | 21.04 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| First-Class Career Bowling (1879-1891) | ||||||||||
| Balls | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BB | Ave | 5wI | 10wM | SRate | Econ | |
| Overall | 1406 | 99 | 667 | 27 | 4-20 | 24.70 | 0 | 0 | 52.07 | 2.84 |