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]
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| Born | 22 May 1876 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 December 1959 (aged 83) Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Tom Carlton (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1898/99–1913/14 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899/00 | Auckland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1909/10–1911/12 | Canterbury | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 28 January 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
References
edit- ^ "William Carlton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Notes by Long Slip". Otago Witness: 59. 17 November 1909.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in New Zealand for 1909/10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "Auckland v Canterbury 1909-10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
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