Francis Walton
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| Batting style | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right-arm fast roundarm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1864–1866 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Francis Walton (1832 - 14 July 1871) was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman who was a right-arm fast roundarm bowler.
Walton made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1864 season, which was Hampshire's first with first-class status, playing a single match against Middlesex. On debut Walton took 3/48, which were to be his best career figures.
In 1865 Walton played a single first-class match, once again against Middlesex, where he took 2/66. In 1866 Walton played his final first-class match for the club against the Marylebone Cricket Club, where he claimed his final wicket.
Walton died at Surbiton, Surrey on 14 July 1871.
External links
- Francis Walton at Cricinfo
- Francis Walton at CricketArchive