William Barton (Middlesex cricketer)

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William Barton (born January 1777 at Finsbury, Middlesex; died 7 January 1825 at Westminster) was an English cricketer who played mainly for Middlesex.

Little is known of Barton who was an accomplished batsman and an occasional wicketkeeper. His known career of 49 major matches was from 1795 to 1817.

[edit] External sources

• CricketArchive

[edit] Further reading

• G B Buckley, Fresh Light on 18th Century Cricket, Cotterell, 1935
• Arthur Haygarth, Scores & Biographies, Volume 1 (1744-1826), Lillywhite, 1862
• H T Waghorn, The Dawn of Cricket, Electric Press, 1906