George Barton (cricketer)
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| Full name | George Barton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 June 1808 Dartford, Kent, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 June 1864 (aged 56) Uckfield, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1839–1856 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1835–1838 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 26 February 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Barton (8 June 1808 – 20 June 1864) was an English cricketer. Barton was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Dartford, Kent.
Barton made his first-class debut for Sussex against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1835 at the Royal New Ground, Brighton. He next appeared in first-class cricket for Sussex in 1836 against Kent, before playing the same opposition again in 1838.[1] In 1839, he appeared in a single first-class match for the against the Marylebone Cricket Club, as well as playing in that season for the newly formed Sussex County Cricket Club in its second first-class match, which came against England. Barton played first-class cricket for Sussex until 1856, making a further 30 first-class appearances for the County Cricket Club, the last of which came against Kent County Cricket Club in 1856.[1] In total, Barton played 34 first-class matches for Sussex, before and after the county club's formation, scoring 359 runs at an average of 6.90, with a high score of 34.[2] During his career, he also played a single first-class match each for the Gentlemen against the Players and for the South against the North.[1]
He died at Uckfield, Sussex on 20 June 1864.
References[]
- ^ a b c "First-Class Matches played by George Barton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Barton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
External links[]
- George Barton at ESPNcricinfo
- George Barton at CricketArchive
- 1808 births
- 1864 deaths
- Sportspeople from Dartford
- English cricketers
- Sussex cricketers
- Gentlemen cricketers
- North v South cricketers
- English cricketers of 1826 to 1863
- Gentlemen of Sussex cricketers