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English cricketer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
William Barton (16 January 1777 – 7 January 1825) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for a large number of sides during the period between 1795 and 1817.
Personal information | |
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Born | Finsbury, Middlesex | 19 August 1793
Died | 7 January 1825 47) Westminster, London | (aged
Relations | Robert Barton (nephew) |
Domestic team information | |
Years | Team |
1795–1816 | Middlesex |
1798–1805 | England XI |
FC debut | 25 May 1795 Middlesex XI v MCC |
Last FC | 13 August 1817 William Ward's XI v EH Budd's XI |
Source: CricInfo, 20 June 2022 |
Barton was born at Finsbury in Middlesex in 1777. He is first known to have played cricket for a Middlesex side in 1793 before making his first-class debut in 1795, playing for Middlesex against an MCC side at Lord's Old Ground. He made a total of 37 appearances in first-class matches, including 13 for England sides.[lower-alpha 1] He played first-class matches for sides representing Middlesex four times, Surrey three times and once each for Kent and Hampshire sides.[2] Barton is known to have scored 801 runs, with a highest score of 69, and taken at least seven wickets in his career.[lower-alpha 2][4]
Barton died at Westminster in London in 1825.[2] His nephew Robert Barton played a single first-class match for a Middlesex side in 1850.[5]
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