| Joseph Burton | |
| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Joseph Parkin Burton |
| Birth Date: | 10 December 1873 |
| Birth Place: | Somercotes, Derbyshire, England |
| Death Place: | Somercotes, Derbyshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Year1: | 1901 |
| Type1: | FC |
| Debutdate1: | 15 July |
| Debutyear1: | 1901 |
| Debutfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Debutagainst1: | Nottinghamshire |
| Lastdate1: | 15 August |
| Lastyear1: | 1901 |
| Lastfor1: | Derbyshire |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 7 |
| Runs1: | 200 |
| Bat Avg1: | 18.18 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/1 |
| Top Score1: | 51 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Date: | April |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Players/28/28336/28336.html CricketArchive |
Joseph Parkin Burton (10 December 1873 – 25 January 1940) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire during the 1901 season.
Burton was born at Somercotes, Derbyshire, the son of Thomas Burton, a plumber and painter, and his wife Elizabeth.[1] He made his debut for Derbyshire in the 1901 season in a draw against Nottinghamshire in July in which he made his career-best score of 51 not out from sixth in the batting order. In the same match, English Test cricketer Billy Gunn hit a career best innings of 273, and in response Levi Wright hit an innings of 193 for Derbyshire. Burton made two solid innings of 34 and 33 a week later against Gloucestershire and opened with 41 against Hampshire. However, in the other four matches he only achieved low scores and did not play another season.
Burton was a right-handed batsman and played twelve innings in seven first-class matches with an average of 18.18 and a top score of 51 not out.[2]
Burton died at Somercotes aged 67.