Robert Samuel Minton (4 January 1899 – 3 August 1928) was an English cricketer.
In reply, Sussex could only manage 125, with Minton making 24 runs before he was dismissed by Albert Wright.
Forced to follow-on, Sussex improved in their second-innings to make 365, though Minton himself was dismissed without scoring by William Wells.
Northamptonshire went on to win the match by 8 wickets, in what was Minton's only major appearance for Sussex.
[2] He committed suicide near Three Bridges in Sussex on 3 August 1928, having thrown himself from the first-class compartment of a train on the Brighton Main Line.