| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Joseph Manton |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1871 |
| Birth Place: | West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England |
| Death Place: | Henham, Essex, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
| Club1: | Staffordshire |
| Year1: | 1904 |
| Club2: | Warwickshire |
| Year2: | 1898 |
| Club3: | Bedfordshire |
| Year3: | 1895 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 1 |
| Runs1: | 5 |
| Bat Avg1: | 2.50 |
| 100S/50S1: | - / - |
| Top Score1: | 5 |
| Deliveries1: | 110 |
| Wickets1: | 1 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 51.00 |
| Fivefor1: | - |
| Tenfor1: | - |
| Best Bowling1: | 1/51 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | - / - |
| Date: | 22 March |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/17316.html Cricinfo |
Joseph Manton (4 December 1871 - 9 December 1958) was an English cricketer active from 1895 to 1904. Born at West Bromwich, Staffordshire, he was a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast bowler, making a single appearance in first-class cricket.
Educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, where he played for the school cricket team,[1] Manton made his debut in county cricket for Bedfordshire in the 1895 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire at Trowbridge. He made seven further appearances for Bedfordshire, all coming in 1895.[2] He later played a single first-class match for Warwickshire against Surrey in the 1898 County Championship at The Oval.[3] He took one wicket in the match, dismissing Tom Hayward, and scored 5 runs.[4] He later played in the 1904 Minor Counties Championship for Staffordshire, making four appearances.[2]
He died at Henham, Essex on 9 December 1958.