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John Walton (cricketer)

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John Walton
Personal information
Full name
John Cresswell Walton
Born9 June 1888
Greenwich, Kent, England
DiedQ3 1970
Bromley, Kent, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1925Ireland
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 52
Batting average 26.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 48
Balls bowled 24
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 5 November 2018

John Cresswell Walton (9 June 1888 – 2 December 1979) was an English first-class cricketer.

Early life

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Walton was born at Greenwich in October 1896.[1] A police officer, Walton served in the Royal Ulster Constabulary.[1]

Cricket career

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Walton played his club cricket for North of Ireland,[1] and first represented Ireland in a minor match against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Belfast in 1924; the previous season, he had represented the Northern Cricket Union in a minor match against the touring West Indians.[2] He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Wales at Llandudno during Ireland's 1925 tour of England and Wales.[3] Opening the batting, Walton scored 48 runs in Ireland's first-innings, before being dismissed by Frank Ryan, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by Jack Mercer.[4] He did not feature for Ireland after this match.[1] He returned to England around the mid-1920s, as he no longer features in club scorecards in Ireland after this period.[1] He died at Bromley in the third quarter of 1970.[1][notes 1]

Notes

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  1. ^ CricketArchive lists a JC Walton as representing Suffolk as a bowler in the 1938 Minor Counties Championship. This is unlikely to be the same player, given he would have been 50 at the time, a somewhat advanced age for a medium pace bowler at minor counties level.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Player profile: Arthur Walton Walker". CricketEurope. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Miscellaneous Matches played by John Walton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by John Walton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Wales v Ireland, 1925". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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