| Intro | English cricketer for northamptonshire |
| A.K.A. | John Sidney Denton |
| Was |
Athlete Cricketer |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 2 November 1890 |
| Death |
9 April 1971 (aged 80 years) |
| Star sign | Scorpio |
John Sidney Denton (1890–1971) was an English cricketer active from 1929 to 1948 who played for Northamptonshire (Northants).
Denton was born in Rushden, Northamptonshire on 2 November 1890 and died there on 9 April 1971. He appeared in 104 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled leg break and googly. He scored 3,298 runs with a highest score of 124, one of two centuries, and took 67 wickets with a best performance of five for 39.