| 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]