| Barry Hampton | |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Fullname: | Barry Leon Hampton |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1941 |
| Birth Place: | Westport, New Zealand |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium-pace |
| Club1: | Central Districts |
| Year1: | 1961-62 to 1968-69 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 35 |
| Runs1: | 1163 |
| Bat Avg1: | 27.04 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/4 |
| Top Score1: | 107 |
| Deliveries1: | 5812 |
| Wickets1: | 74 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 24.90 |
| Fivefor1: | 3 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 6/7 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 24/– |
| Date: | 2 November 2017 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/37312.html Cricinfo |
Barry Leon Hampton (born 16 January 1941) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Central Districts from 1961 to 1968.
A middle-order batsman and economical medium-pace bowler, Hampton made his highest score, 107, for Central Districts against Canterbury in 1967–68, when he and Bryan Yuile added 219 for the seventh wicket.[1] His best bowling figures were 6 for 7 (match figures of 33–23–19–8), when Central Districts dismissed Otago for 82 in 1963–64.[2]
Hampton played Hawke Cup cricket for Nelson from 1960 to 1975, and was named in the Hawke Cup Team of the Century in 2011.[3] In 1963–64, when Nelson were defending their title, he scored 236 against Waikato.[4] Nelson's total of 632 was a Hawke Cup record at the time.[5]