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| Full name | William Walton | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 August 1862 Glossop, Derbyshire, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 16 February 1925 (aged 62) Glossop, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1887 | Derbyshire | ||||||||||||||
| Only FC | 28 July 1887 Derbyshire v Surrey | ||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, February 2012 | |||||||||||||||
William Walton (7 August 1862 – 16 February 1925) was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1887.
Walton was born in Glossop, Derbyshire, the son of Matthew Walton, manager of a cotton mill, and his wife Elizabeth.[1] His father appeared in one match for Lancashire in 1867.
Walton started playing for Derbyshire in the 1887 season taking part in two non-qualifying matches before his one first-class game in July against Surrey. He was an opening batsman but made little impression.[2] Derbyshire were out of the Championship in 1888 and Walton played two more matches for them in the 1893 season.
Walton died at Glossop at the age of 62.