William Halton (cricketer)

William Halton (19 January 1837 – 24 April 1885) was an English first-class cricketer.

William Halton
Personal information
Full name
William Halton
Born19 January 1837
Yarm, Yorkshire, England
Died24 April 1885(1885-04-24) (aged 48)
Blackburn, Lancashire, England
BattingUnknown
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1861–1862Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 112
Batting average 10.18
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 19*
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 25 June 2019

Halton made his debut in first-class cricket for a combined Yorkshire and Durham cricket team against Nottinghamshire at Stockton-on-Tees in 1858.[1] He made two first-class appearances in 1861 for a United England Eleven against an All England Eleven.[1] In the same season he made his debut for Yorkshire against Surrey at Sheffield, as well as playing for a combined Yorkshire with Stockton-on-Tees cricket team against Cambridgeshire.[1] His final three first-class appearances all came for Yorkshire in 1862.[1] Playing in eight first-class matches, Halton scored 112 runs at an average of 10.18, with a high score of 19 not out.[2]

Halton kept an inn in Stockton-on-Tees in the 1860s. After his first wife died, he moved with his second wife to Blackburn, where he worked as a labourer. He died of bronchitis in April 1885.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "First-Class Matches played by William Halton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Player profile: William Halton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. ^ Mick Pope, "William Halton", The Cricket Statistician, November 2023, pp. 19–21.
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