| Country: | England |
| Family: | Tom Banton (son) Jacques Banton (son) |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1969 |
| Birth Place: | Fish Hoek, Cape Province, South Africa |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Club1: | Buckinghamshire |
| Year1: | 1996 |
| Club2: | Nottinghamshire |
| Year2: | 1995 |
| Columns: | 2 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 292 |
| Bat Avg1: | 29.20 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/2 |
| Top Score1: | 80 |
| Deliveries1: | 48 |
| Wickets1: | 0 |
| Bowl Avg1: | – |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 2 |
| Runs2: | 41 |
| Bat Avg2: | 20.50 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/0 |
| Top Score2: | 40 |
| Deliveries2: | – |
| Wickets2: | – |
| Bowl Avg2: | – |
| Fivefor2: | – |
| Tenfor2: | – |
| Best Bowling2: | – |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 0/– |
| Date: | 8 May |
| Year: | 2011 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9391.html Cricinfo |
Colin Banton (born 15 September 1969) is a South African born former English cricketer. Banton was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Fish Hoek, Cape Province.
Banton made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire in 1995. He made 6 further first-class appearances for the county that season, the last coming against Warwickshire in the County Championship.[1] In his 7 first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, he scored 292 runs at a batting average of 29.20, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 80.[2] His highest score came on debut against Cambridge University.[3] In that same season he made his List A debut for the county against Lancashire in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup. His second and final List A appearance came in the same season against Essex.[4] In his 2 matches, he scored 41 runs at an average of 20.50, with a high score of 40.[5]
After leaving Nottinghamshire, he made a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance for Buckinghamshire in 1996 against Devon.[6] He also previously had played Second XI cricket for the Middlesex Second XI in 1993.[7]