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Full name
  
George Walton

Name
  
George Walton

1894–1895
  
Leicestershire

Batting style
  
Right-handed


Born
  
3 December 1863
Belgrave, Leicestershire, England

Died
  
3 June 1921(1921-06-03) (aged 57) Belgrave, Leicestershire, England

Bowling style
  
Right-arm fast-medium

George Walton (3 December 1863 – 30 June 1921) was an English cricketer. Walton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Belgrave, Leicestershire.

Walton made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1894 at Lord's. He made seven further first-class appearances for Leicestershire in 1894, with his final first-class appearance coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1895 County Championship. In nine matches, he scored a total of 88 runs at an average of 6.76, with a high score of 24, while with the ball he took 17 wickets at a bowling average of 24.94, with best figures of 4/64.

He died at the place of his birth on 30 June 1921.

References

George Walton (cricketer) Wikipedia