Peter Barton (cricketer) explained

Peter Barton
Fullname:Peter Howard Barton
Birth Date:28 March 1941
Birth Place:Gisborne, New Zealand
Family:Hamish Barton (son)
Hugh Barton (brother)
Batting:Left-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Club1:Northern Districts
Year1:1962/63
Club2:Otago
Year2:1964/65
Club3:Northern Districts
Year3:1974/75
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:7 January
Debutyear1:1963
Debutfor1:Northern Districts
Debutagainst1:Otago
Lastdate1:3 January
Lastyear1:1975
Lastfor1:Northern Districts
Lastagainst1:Canterbury
Type2:LA
Debutdate2:1 December
Debutyear2:1974
Debutfor2:Northern Districts
Debutagainst2:Central Districts
Lastdate2:15 December
Lastyear2:1974
Lastfor2:Northern Districts
Lastagainst2:Wellington
Date:3 January
Year:2022
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36390.html CricInfo

Peter Howard Barton (born 28 March 1941) is a New Zealand former cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Northern Districts and Otago.[1] [2]

Barton was born at Gisborne in 1941. He played Hawke Cup cricket for Poverty Bay in 1959/60, before making his first-class debut for Northern Districts in a Plunket Shield match against Otago in January 1963. He played three matches for Northern Districts before moving to Otago for the 1964/65 season, playing another three matches for the side. He played Hawke Cup cricket for Southland the following season before returning to play for Poverty Bay from 1968/69 until the start of the 1980s. He made two further first-class and two List A cricket appearance for Northern Districts in the 1974/75 season.[3]

Barton's son, Hamish Barton, played first-class and List A cricket for Auckland and Canterbury between 1995/96 and 2000/01 and has also played for the Argentina national cricket team.[4] His brother, Hugh played two first-class matches for Northern Districts in the 1957/58 season.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/36390.html Peter Barton
  2. McCarron A (2010) New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 16. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians.
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/21/21401/21401.html Peter Barton
  4. https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/hamish-barton-36320 Hamish Barton
  5. https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/hugh-barton-36391 Hugh Barton