Paul Barton

Paul Thomas Barton (born 9 October 1935) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played in seven Tests from 1961 to 1963.

Paul Barton
Personal information
Full namePaul Thomas Barton
Born (1935-10-09) 9 October 1935
Wellington, New Zealand
BattingRight-handed
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 89)8 December 1961 v South Africa
Last Test15 March 1963 v England
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 7 71
Runs scored 285 2,820
Batting average 20.35 23.89
100s/50s 1/1 3/8
Top score 109 118
Balls bowled 0 594
Wickets – 7
Bowling average – 26.71
5 wickets in innings – 0
10 wickets in match – 0
Best bowling – 3/33
Catches/stumpings 4/– 54/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 April 2017

Domestic career

A batsman who usually came in at number three or four, Barton played his provincial cricket for Wellington from 1954-55 to 1967–68. His highest score was 118 against Auckland in 1960–61.

International career

He made Test debut on tour against South Africa in Durban with a fine half century. His other Test innings of note came in the final game of the same series, when he made 109 in Port Elizabeth, a "composed, correct and polished" innings of four and a half hours that was the only century in a match that New Zealand won by 40 runs to square the series.[1] This promising first series, 240 runs at 30.00, cemented his place in the Test team against England in 1962-63 but he made only 45 runs in the three Tests and was not selected again.

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References
  1. Wisden 1963, pp. 911–12.
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