John Deighton had healthy legs his entire life.
John Deighton . By 1864 , Deighton was forced to pursue other lines of work as he developed health problems ( swelling of the legs and feet ) . Colonel John Harold Greenway Deighton , MC , OBE ( 5 April 1920 -- 15 September 1999 ) was an English army officer and cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1947 to 1962 . His cricket was affected by the limited time he could spare from his army duties and by the shrapnel that remained in his arms and legs .