Peter Barton (cricketer)

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Peter Barton
Personal information
Full namePeter Howard Barton
Born (1941-03-28) 28 March 1941 (age 80)
Gisborne, New Zealand
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsHamish Barton (son)
Hugh Barton (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1962/63Northern Districts
1964/65Otago
1974/75Northern Districts
FC debut7 January 1963 Northern Districts v Otago
Last FC3 January 1975 Northern Districts v Canterbury
LA debut1 December 1974 Northern Districts v Central Districts
Last LA15 December 1974 Northern Districts v Wellington
Source: CricInfo, 3 January 2022

Peter Howard Barton (born 28 March 1941) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Northern Districts and Otago.[1]

Barton was born at Gisborne in 1941. He played Hawke Cup cricket for Poverty Bay in 1959/60, before making his first-class debut for Northern Districts in a Plunket Shield match against Otago in January 1963. He played three matches for Northern Districts before moving to Otago for the 1964/65 season, playing another three matches for the side. He played Hawke Cup cricket for Southland the following season before returning to play for Poverty Bay from 1968/69 until the start of the 1980s. He made two further first-class and two List A cricket appearance for Northern Districts in the 1974/75 season.[2]

Barton's son, Hamish Barton, played first-class and List A cricket for Auckland and Canterbury between 1995/96 and 2000/01 and has also played for the Argentina national cricket team.[3] His brother, Hugh played two first-class matches for Northern Districts in the 1957/58 season.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Peter Barton, CricInfo. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  2. ^ Peter Barton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 January 2022. (subscription required)
  3. ^ Hamish Barton, CricInfo. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. ^ Hugh Barton, CricInfo. Retrieved 3 January 2022.

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