About Howard Barton
Lived 1836 – 1922 (aged 86). Howard Barton was a British cricketer.
Howard James Barton (10 July 1836 – 11 October 1922) was an English cricketer. Barton's batting style is unknown. He was born at Dartford, Kent.
Barton made a single first-class appearance the Gentlemen of England against the Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex at Lord's in 1856. In the Gentlemen of England's first-innings, Barton was dismissed for 12 runs by Tom Wills, with the team making a total of 195. The Gentlemen of Kent and Sussex made 91 in their first-innings and were made to follow-on in their second, making 168 all out. This left the Gentlemen of England with a target of 65, which they reached with 8 wickets to spare. The following year he made a second first-class appearance for Sussex against Surrey at The Oval. This was his only major appearance for Sussex.
He died at Hove, Sussex on 11 October 1922.
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Who was Howard Barton?
cricketer (1836-1922)
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Howard Barton was born on 10 July 1836 in Dartford.
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Howard Barton died on 11 October 1922 in Hove.
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Howard Barton was a cricketer.
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Howard Barton was British.
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