William Carlton (cricketer)

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]

William Carlton

Personal information
Born	22 May 1876 Melbourne, Australia
Died	23 December 1959 (aged 83) Melbourne, Australia
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm
Relations	Tom Carlton (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1898-99 to 1913-14	Victoria
1899-00	Auckland
1909-10 to 1911-12	Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 19 Runs scored 727 Batting average 23.45 100s/50s 0/6 Top score 88 not out Balls bowled 952 Wickets 27 Bowling average 26.70 5 wickets in innings 0 10 wickets in match 0 Best bowling 3/17 Catches/stumpings 11/–
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]

See also

• List of Victoria first-class cricketers
• List of Auckland representative cricketers

References

1. "William Carlton". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
2. "Notes by Long Slip". Otago Witness: 59. 17 November 1909.
3. "First-class Batting and Fielding in New Zealand for 1909/10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
4. "Auckland v Canterbury 1909-10". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 April 2019.

External links

• William Carlton at ESPNcricinfo