William Carlton (cricketer)

William Carlton
Personal information
Born	22 May 1876; Melbourne, Australia
Died	23 December 1959 (aged 83); Melbourne, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm
Relations	Tom Carlton (nephew)
Domestic team information
1898-99 to 1913-14	Victoria
1899-1900	Auckland
1909-10 to 1911-12	Canterbury
Career statistics
Matches	19
Runs scored	727
Batting average	23.45
100s/50s	0/6
Top score	88 not out
Balls bowled	952
Wickets	27
Bowling average	26.70
5 wickets in innings	0
10 wickets in match	0
Best bowling	3/17
Catches/stumpings	11/–
	Source: Cricinfo, 28 January 2020

William Carlton (22 May 1876 – 23 December 1959) was an Australian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Victoria, Auckland and Canterbury between 1898 and 1914.^[1]

In 1909 the Australian Test player Hugh Trumble, having been asked by the Canterbury Cricket Association to find a coach, chose Carlton. As well as being an accomplished cricketer, Carlton was also a baseball and football player and a sprinter.^[2] He remained with Canterbury for three seasons before returning to Melbourne. He was one of the leading batsmen in New Zealand in 1909-10, with 238 runs in four matches at an average of 39.66^[3] and a highest score of 88 not out, the highest score of the match, for Canterbury against Auckland in the Plunket Shield.^[4]