Peter Barton (cricketer)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Howard Barton |
| Born | 28 March 1941 Gisborne, New Zealand |
| Batting | Left-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| Relations | Hamish Barton (son) Hugh Barton (brother) |
| Domestic team information | |
| Years | Team |
| 1962/63 | Northern Districts |
| 1964/65 | Otago |
| 1974/75 | Northern Districts |
| FC debut | 7 January 1963 Northern Districts v Otago |
| Last FC | 3 January 1975 Northern Districts v Canterbury |
| LA debut | 1 December 1974 Northern Districts v Central Districts |
| Last LA | 15 December 1974 Northern Districts v Wellington |
Source: CricInfo, 3 January 2022 | |
Peter Howard Barton (born 28 March 1941) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Northern Districts and Otago.[1][2]
Barton was born at Gisborne in 1941. He played Hawke Cup cricket for Poverty Bay in 1959/60, before making his first-class debut for Northern Districts in a Plunket Shield match against Otago in January 1963. He played three matches for Northern Districts before moving to Otago for the 1964/65 season, playing another three matches for the side. He played Hawke Cup cricket for Southland the following season before returning to play for Poverty Bay from 1968/69 until the start of the 1980s. He made two further first-class and two List A cricket appearance for Northern Districts in the 1974/75 season.[3]
Barton's son, Hamish Barton, played first-class and List A cricket for Auckland and Canterbury between 1995/96 and 2000/01 and has also played for the Argentina national cricket team.[4] His brother, Hugh played two first-class matches for Northern Districts in the 1957/58 season.[5]
References
- ^ Peter Barton, CricInfo. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
- ^ McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 16. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. ISBN 978 1 905138 98 2
- ^ Peter Barton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 3 January 2022. (subscription required)
- ^ Hamish Barton, CricInfo. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Hugh Barton, CricInfo. Retrieved 3 January 2022.