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 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 August 1793 Finsbury, Middlesex |
| Died | 7 January 1825 (aged 47) Westminster, London |
| 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.[a] 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.[b][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]
Notes
edit- ^ During the time Barton played, England sides were not representative of the country. Instead, they were sides composed of players from a range of locations brought together to play against another side.[1]
- ^ At this time wickets taken by bowlers were normally only recorded if they were bowled. Other means of dismissal were not credited to any bowler.[3] As a result the number of wickets Barton took is uncertain, with the total of seven being a minimum. This also makes the calculation of an accurate bowling average impossible.
References
edit- ^ Birley D (1999) A Social History of English Cricket, p. 364. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978 1 78131 1769
- ^ a b William Barton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-04-10. (subscription required)
- ^ Carlaw D (2020) Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (revised edition), p. 31. (Available online at The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 2020-12-21.)
- ^ William Barton, CricInfo. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
- ^ Robert Barton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2022-06-20. (subscription required)
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