Anthony Burton (Kent cricketer)

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Anthony Burton
Personal information
Full name
Anthony Frederick Augustus Burton
Born1785
Died5 September 1850 (aged 64–65)
Wimbledon, Surrey
RoleWicket-keeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1822Kent
Source: CricketArchive, 30 March 2013

Anthony Frederick Augustus Burton (1785 – 5 September 1850) was an English cricketer who played for Kent in the 1820s. A wicket-keeper, he played twice in 1822 against Marylebone Cricket Club, totalling 42 runs with a highest score of 21 and capturing 5 victims with 3 catches and 2 stumpings.[1]

Burton was born in 1785 and worked as a maltster at Westerham in Kent. He played village cricket for the Westerham side and is known to have played for a variety of other teams in West Kent, including Leigh.[2] In 1826 and 1827 he played for the Players of Kent against the Gentlemen of Kent.[1] He died at Wimbledon in 1850, leaving property to his wife Sarah.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Anthony Burton, CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 March 2013. (subscription required)
  2. ^ Ken Vigar & Chris Bechervaise (2022). A History of Westerham Cricket Club, Westerham Cricket Club. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  3. ^ Carlaw & Winnifrith 2020, p. 97.

Sources

  • Carlaw, Derek; Winnifrith, John (2020). Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914 (PDF) (Revised ed.). Cardiff: ACS.