| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Frederick George Hugh Clayton |
| Birth Date: | 5 January 1873 |
| Birth Place: | Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England |
| Death Place: | Warkworth, Northumberland, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Club1: | Oxford University |
| Year1: | 1893–1896 |
| Club2: | Northumberland |
| Year2: | 1896–1906 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 9 |
| Runs1: | 332 |
| Bat Avg1: | 20.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/3 |
| Top Score1: | 68 |
| Deliveries1: | 896 |
| Wickets1: | 18 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 29.16 |
| Fivefor1: | 1 |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/70 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 5/– |
| Date: | 18 June |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/11166.html Cricinfo |
Frederick George Hugh Clayton (5 January 1873 – 20 March 1946) was an English first-class cricketer. In a first-class career which spanned from 1893 to 1902, he appeared mostly for Oxford University, making nine first-class appearances.
Clayton was born at Newcastle upon Tyne in January 1873. He was educated at Harrow School,[1] before attending University College, Oxford.[2] While studying at Oxford, Clayton made his debut in first-class cricket for Oxford University against Somerset at Oxford in 1893.[3] He played first-class cricket for Oxford University until 1896, making six appearances, in addition to playing one first-class match for the Gentlemen of England against Oxford University in 1895.[3] He scored 151 runs in six matches for the university, with a high score of 66.[4] With his right-arm medium pace bowling, he took 7 wickets with best figures of 3 for 144.[5] He also played rackets for Oxford, playing alongside Harry Foster in 1895 when the pair defeated Cambridge.[6] He did not succeed in getting a blue while at Oxford.[6]
He later toured British India with the Oxford University Authentics cricket team, playing two first-class matches against Bombay and the Parsees at Bombay in November 1902.[3] He scored 148 runs at an average of 49.33 during the tour, including making his highest first-class score of 68.[4] He also bowled impressively on the tour, taking 10 wickets at 18.20 apiece, with best figures of 7 for 70 against Bombay.[5] [7] In addition to playing at first-class level, he also played minor counties cricket for Northumberland between 1896 and 1906, making 75 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[8] He remained associated with Northumberland even after he stopped playing, serving at the club secretary from 1897 to 1923, treasurer from 1903 to 1945 and president from 1935 to 1945.[9] He died at Warkworth in March 1946.