Tim Walton

Timothy Charles Walton (born 8 November 1972) is a former English cricketer. Walton is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born at York, Yorkshire.

Youth Internationals Walton made his Youth Test debut for England Under-19s against Pakistan Under-19s during their tour to Pakistan in January/February 1992. He made three Test appearances during the tour, as well as making three Youth One Day International appearances in the subsequent one-day series between the sides. In the same year back in England, he also made two Test appearances against the touring Sri Lanka Under-19s. while in that same season he made his first-class debut, making two appearances in the County Championship against Kent and Somerset. Walton was used by Northamptonshire primarily as a limited-overs player, making 81 List A appearances for the county between 1992 and 1998. This score was one of seven half centuries he made and came against Gloucestershire in 1994. An occasional medium pace bowler, he took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 32.00, with best figures of 2/27. He also took 25 catches in the field.

Walton played just 25 first-class matches for Northamptonshire from 1994 to 1997, with his final fixture in that format for the county coming against Warwickshire. He left Northamptonshire at the end of the 1998 season.

Later career Having left Northamptonshire at the end of 1998 season, following that Walton played List A cricket in New Zealand for Canterbury, making four appearances for the team in the 1998/99 Shell Cup,

Having been released by Essex at the end of the 1999 season, he later played a single List A match for Cambridgeshire against the Warwickshire Cricket Board in the 2nd round of 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001 to avoid fixture congestion the following season. He didn't feature in any Minor counties fixtures for Cambridgeshire.