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Joseph Barton (10 January 1860 – 31 January 1945) was an English cricketer. Barton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. He was born at Smethwick, Staffordshire.

Barton made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Essex in the 1895 County Championship. He made a further first-class appearance in 1895 against Derbyshire, with him making a final first-class appearance in the 1896 County Championship against Surrey. All three matches were played at Edgbaston. Barton took 7 wickets in his three first-class matches, which came at an average of 23.57. His best performance came on debut against Essex when he claimed a five wicket haul with figures of 5/73. With the bat, he scored 38 runs at a batting average of 9.50, with a high score of 16.

He later played for Staffordshire in the 1902 Minor Counties Championship, making his debut against Durham. He made five further appearances for the county in that season. He died at Selly Oak, Warwickshire on 31 January 1945.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Joseph Barton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
2. "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Joseph Barton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
3. "Warwickshire v Essex, 1895 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
4. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Joseph Barton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
5. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Joseph Barton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2 January 2012.

External links

• Joseph Barton at ESPNcricinfo
• Joseph Barton at CricketArchive

• 1860 births
• 1945 deaths
• Sportspeople from Smethwick
• English cricketers
• Warwickshire cricketers
• Staffordshire cricketers
• Cricketers from Staffordshire