15 Facts About Paul Horton

Paul Horton then joined the Lancashire youth set up and captained the U17 and U19 teams.

Paul Horton came close to scoring his maiden first-class century in July 2005 when he scored 99 batting at number four against Essex in a drawn match; he was dismissed by Grant Flower two overs before the end of the day.

Paul Horton spent the season playing for Ginninderra Cricket Club in Canberra.

Paul Horton represented the Canberra Comets in the second tier Cricket Australia Cup which is a state second XI competition one level below first-class status.

Paul Horton finished the season with 1,034 championship runs at an average of 49.23.

In May 2008, Paul Horton scored 108 against a Durham bowling attack including Steve Harmison, who had been dropped from the England side, before being run out.

Paul Horton's century was part of a Lancashire victory by 232 runs as James Anderson and Andrew Flintoff shared 16 wickets in the match.

Paul Horton scored his sixth first-class century, and his second against Yorkshire, in May 2008.

Paul Horton scored 152, equalling his best score, and shared a partnership of 258 with Mohammad Yousuf who went on to score 205* as the match was drawn, equalling Lancashire's record for any partnership against Yorkshire.

In July 2008, Lancashire captain Stuart Law expressed the view that Paul Horton was playing well enough to play for England but that his batting could still improve After a series of good performances in the Lancashire's first-class side, Paul Horton stated that he wanted to play more one day cricket.

Paul Horton scored a century against Sussex, and finished as the third-highest run-scorer of the tournament.

Paul Horton began the 2009 English season by scoring a century in Lancashire's opening first-class match.

In late 2010, Paul Horton was signed by Zimbabwean side Matabeleland Tuskers.

Paul Horton set another personal best two months later in a match against Southern Rocks; Horton scored his maiden first-class double-century.

In September 2015, it was announced that Paul Horton had signed a three-year deal with Leicestershire.