William Walton (cricketer, born 1862)
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Full name | William Walton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Glossop. Derbyshire, England | 7 August 1862||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died |
16 February 1925 62) Glossop, England | (aged||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting style | Right-handed batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1887 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First-class debut | 28 July 1887 Derbyshire v Surrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Walton (7 August 1862 – 16 February 1925) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1887.
Walton was born in Glossop, Derbyshire, the son of Matthew Walton, manager of a cotton mill, and his wife Elizabeth.[1] His father appeared in one match for Lancashire in 1867.
Walton started playing for Derbyshire in the 1887 season taking part in two non-qualifying matches before his one first class game in July against Surrey. He was an opening batsman but made little impression.[2] Derbyshire were out of the Championship in 1888 and Walton played two more matches for them in the 1893 season.
Walton died at Glossop at the age of 62.
References
- ↑ British Census 181 RG11 3458/28 p1
- ↑ William Walton at Cricket Archive
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