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Full name | William Edward Barton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hursley, Hampshire, England | 3 November 1858||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 15 September 1942 Redcliffs, Christchurch, New Zealand | (aged 83)||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1879/80 | West Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1882/83–1886/87 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 3 October 2014 |
William Edward Barton (3 November 1858 – 15 September 1942) was a New Zealand cricketer who played ten first-class matches for West Coast and Auckland in the 1880s. During his career he was widely considered to be the best batsman in New Zealand.