George Walton (cricketer)
George Walton (3 December 1863 – 30 June 1921) was an English cricketer. Walton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Belgrave, Leicestershire.
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| Full name | George Walton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 3 December 1863 Belgrave, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 June 1921 (aged 57) Belgrave, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1894–1895 | Leicestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 30 January 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Walton made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1894 at Lord's. He made seven further first-class appearances for Leicestershire in 1894, with his final first-class appearance coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1895 County Championship.[1] In nine matches, he scored a total of 88 runs at an average of 6.76, with a high score of 24,[2] while with the ball he took 17 wickets at a bowling average of 24.94, with best figures of 4/64.[3]
He died at the place of his birth on 30 June 1921.
References
- "First-Class Matches played by William Finney". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by George Walton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
- "First-class Bowling For Each Team by George Walton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
External links
- George Walton at ESPNcricinfo
- George Walton at CricketArchive
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