| William Carlton | |
| Birth Date: | 22 May 1876 |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Death Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Family: | Tom Carlton (nephew) |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm |
| Club1: | Victoria |
| Club2: | Auckland |
| Year2: | 1899/00 |
| Club3: | Canterbury |
| Year3: | 1909/10–1911/12 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 19 |
| Runs1: | 727 |
| Bat Avg1: | 23.45 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/6 |
| Top Score1: | 88 not out |
| Deliveries1: | 952 |
| Wickets1: | 27 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 26.70 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 3/17 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 11/– |
| Date: | 28 January |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4724.html Cricinfo |
William Carlton (22 May 1876 - 23 December 1959) was an Australian cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Victoria, Auckland and Canterbury between 1898 and 1914.[1]
In 1909 the Australian Test player Hugh Trumble, having been asked by the Canterbury Cricket Association to find a coach, chose Carlton. As well as being an accomplished cricketer, Carlton was also a baseball and football player and a sprinter.[2] He remained with Canterbury for three seasons before returning to Melbourne. He was one of the leading batsmen in New Zealand in 1909-10, with 238 runs in four matches at an average of 39.66[3] and a highest score of 88 not out, the highest score of the match, for Canterbury against Auckland in the Plunket Shield.[4]