Harold Barton (cricketer)

Harold Barton
Personal information
Full name
Harold George Mitford Barton
Born(1882-10-10)10 October 1882
Mudeford, Hampshire, England
Died3 July 1970(1970-07-03) (aged 87)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1907Buckinghamshire
1910–1912Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 8
Runs scored 146
Batting average 11.23
100s/50s –/–
Top score 31
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 January 2010

Harold George Mitford Barton (10 November 1882 — 3 July 1970) was an English first-class cricketer.

The son of The Reverend H. C. M. Barton, he was born at Mudeford in November 1882.[1] Though he did not make it into the Sherborne cricket eleven,[2] he did play minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire in the 1907 Minor Counties Championship, making three appearances.[3] Barton later played first-class cricket for Hampshire, debuting against Northamptonshire at Portsmouth in the 1910 County Championship. He played first-class cricket for Hampshire until 1912, making eight appearances.[4] In these, he scored 146 runs at an average of 11.23, with a highest score of 31.[5] Prior to the First World War, he also played field hockey for and was vice-captain of Basingstoke Hockey Club.[6]

A civil engineer by profession, Barton served in the First World War with the Royal Engineers, being commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in June 1915.[7] He was made a temporary lieutenant and captain in February 1916.[8][9] He saw action during the war on the Western and Macedonian front's.[1] Five years after the end of the war, Barton relinquished his commission, retaining the rank of captain.[10] He died at Southampton in July 1970;[2] he had married Phyllis Simmons in October 1907.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b The Sherborne Register: 1550-1950 (PDF) (4 ed.). Winchester: Warren & Son Ltd. 1950. p. 214.
  2. ^ a b "Wisden – Obituaries in 1970". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Harold Barton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  4. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Harold Barton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  5. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Harold Barton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Basingstoke Hockey Club". Hampshire Observer and Basingstoke News. p. 17 October 1903. Retrieved 25 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "No. 29193". The London Gazette. 15 June 1915. p. 5761.
  8. ^ "No. 29902". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 January 1917. p. 562.
  9. ^ "No. 30112". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1917. p. 5497.
  10. ^ "No. 32792". The London Gazette. 2 February 1923. p. 803.
  11. ^ "Wedding bells at Basingstoke". Hampshire Observer and Basingstoke News. p. 5 October 1907. Retrieved 25 March 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.