William Walton (cricketer, born 1799)

William Walton

Personal information
Full name	William Henry Walton
Born	31 August 1799 Holborn, London, England
Died	23 November 1882 (aged 83) Surbiton, Surrey, England
Batting style	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1828	Kent
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 2 Runs scored 19 Batting average 6.33 100s/50s –/– Top score 13 Balls bowled – Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 20 January 2012

William Henry Walton (31 August 1799 – 23 November 1882) was an English cricketer. Walton's batting style is unknown. He was born at Holborn, London.

Walton made his first-class debut for Kent against Surrey at Sevenoaks Vine in 1828. He was dismissed for 6 runs in Kent's first-innings of 177, though which bowler dismissed him is not recorded. Surrey made 66 in their first-innings, with Kent making 84 in their second-innings, with Walton scoring 13 runs before he was dismissed by William Mathews. Surrey were dismissed for 41 in their second-innings, to lose the match by 154 runs.^[1] He later made a second first-class appearance for the Gentlemen of Kent against the Marylebone Cricket Club at the West Kent Cricket Club Ground in 1833.^[2] The Marylebone Cricket Club made 84 in their first-innings, while in the Gentlemen of Kent's first-innings of 117, Walton was run out for a duck. In response, the Marylebone Cricket Club could only manage to make 48, with Walton not being required to bat during the Gentlemen of Kent's second-innings, with them winning the match by 8 wickets.^[3]

He died at Surbiton, Surrey on 23 November 1882.

References

1. "Kent v Surrey, 1828". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
2. "First-Class Matches played by William Walton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
3. "Gentlemen of Kent v Marylebone Cricket Club". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2012.

External links

• William Walton at ESPNcricinfo
• William Walton at CricketArchive

Bibliography

• Haygarth, Arthur (1862). Scores & Biographies, Volume 2 (1827–1840). Lillywhite.