Full Name

Victor Alexander Barton

Born

October 06, 1867, Hound, Netley, Hampshire

Died

March 23, 1906, Belle Vue, Southampton, Hampshire, (aged 38y 168d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Medium

An attacking middle order batsman whose career was curtailed by ill-health - he was only 39 when he died - Victor Barton played in just a single Test. An Army man, he first played for Kent, producing a vital innings in the thrilling Kent victory over Nottinghamshire that produced a three-way Kent-Nottinghamshire-Lancashire tie for the Championship in 1889. But Barton failed to establish himself in the Kent side, and then like so many military men, played for Hampshire for a further 11 years. A powerful driver, he hit the ball so hard on the on-side that Wisden's obituary relates that "fieldsmen who stood at mid-on had a wholesome dread of him". Barton played his one Test in 1892, a season in which England had two simultaneous touring teams, the other side being in Australia. He was also a useful bowler, taking 141 first-class wickets (DL, 2000).

Victor Barton Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests110232323.0000100
FC15728215641120524.01630-1010

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests1------------
FC157-1007140361416/28-28.622.4071.4-30
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Debut/Last Matches of Victor Barton

FC Matches

Span
1889 - 1902

Recent Matches of Victor Barton

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Hampshire vs 24 & 93*--01-Jul-1897BournemouthFC
Hampshire vs Australians0 & 61/3406-Jul-1896SouthamptonFC
England vs South Africa23--19-Mar-1892Cape TownTest # 37

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