| Personal information | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Henry Dundas Bolton | |||
| Born | 13 January 1893 Mysore, Karnataka, British Raj |
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| Died | 30 October 1964 (aged 71) St Pancras, London, England |
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| Batting style | Right-handed | |||
| Domestic team information | ||||
| Years | Team | |||
| 1913–1922 | Hampshire | |||
| 1910–1912 | Dorset | |||
| Career statistics | ||||
| Competition | FC | |||
| Matches | 7 | |||
| Runs scored | 121 | |||
| Batting average | 10.08 | |||
| 100s/50s | –/– | |||
| Top score | 24 | |||
| Balls bowled | – | |||
| Wickets | – | |||
| Bowling average | – | |||
| 5 wickets in innings | – | |||
| 10 wickets in match | – | |||
| Best bowling | – | |||
| Catches/stumpings | 2/– | |||
| Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2010 | ||||
Captain Robert Henry Dundas Bolton OBE (13 January 1893 – 30 October 1964) was an Indian Army and British Army officer, police officer and English cricketer.
Bolton was commissioned into the Indian Army and served with the 101st Grenadiers during the First World War. In November 1921, as a Captain, he transferred to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment of the British Army. He retired in 1933 and then joined the Metropolitan Police. From 1941 to 1960, he served as Chief Constable of Northamptonshire Constabulary.
Bolton was a right-handed batsman. He made his debut in County Cricket for Dorset in the 1910 Minor Counties Championship against Carmarthenshire. Bolton represented Dorset sixteen times. Bolton's final game for Dorset came in 1912 against Devon.
Bolton made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1913 against Cambridge University. Bolton made two first-class appearances for Hampshire in 1913, his second match coming against Warwickshire.
Bolton did not represent the club in the 1914 County Championship, which was curtailed due to the start of the First World War.
Eight years after last representing Hampshire in the County Championship, Bolton returned in 1922, where he made his return debut against Nottinghamshire. Cowie played four more matches for Hampshire, with his final first-class match coming against Somerset in 1922.
During his time with Northamptonshire Constabulary, he also acted as a team selector for Northamptonshire.
Bolton died in St Pancras, London on 30 October 1964.