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Francis Walton

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Francis Walton
Personal information
Bornc. 1832
England
Died14 July 1871 (aged 40)
Surbiton, Surrey, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm roundarm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1864–1866Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 3
Runs scored 55
Batting average 11.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 16
Balls bowled 268
Wickets 6
Bowling average 27.50
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 3/48
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 16 January 2010

Francis Walton (c. 1832 – 14 July 1871) was an English first-class cricketer and Royal Marines officer.

Walton was born in England in about 1832. Walton was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Royal Marines in February 1849.[1] He served in the Crimean War, for which he was later decorated by the Ottoman Empire in April 1858 with the Order of the Medjidie, 5th Class.[2] Following the war, he gained promotion to first lieutenant in January 1853.[3] A further promotion to captain followed in December 1860,[4] before being appointed an adjutant in the 48th Middlesex Rifle Volunteer Corps in September 1863.[5] Walton played first-class cricket for Hampshire, debuting in the 1864 season against Middlesex at Islington. He made two further first-class appearances, in 1865 against Middlesex at Islington, and the Marylebone Cricket Club at Lord's in 1866.[6] He scored 55 runs in his three first-class matches with a highest score of 16,[7] while with his right-arm roundarm fast bowling, he took 6 wickets at an average of 27.50, with best figures of 3 for 48.[8] In the mid-1860s, Walton was in a business partnership with Thomas Linklater Thomson as sailmakers and ship chandlers at Wapping, though by March 1867 the partnership had been dissolved by mutual consent.[9] Walton died at his brother's residence in Surbiton on 14 July 1871.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 20948". The London Gazette. 23 February 1849. p. 542.
  2. ^ "No. 22122". The London Gazette. 3 April 1858. p. 1739.
  3. ^ "No. 21406". The London Gazette. 28 February 1853. p. 230.
  4. ^ "No. 22458". The London Gazette. 11 December 1860. p. 5006.
  5. ^ "No. 22793". The London Gazette. 1 December 1863. p. 6311.
  6. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Francis Walton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  7. ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Francis Walton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. ^ "First-Class Bowling For Each Team by Francis Walton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  9. ^ "No. 23234". The London Gazette. 29 March 1867. p. 1998.
  10. ^ Deaths. Daily Telegraph & Courier (London). 18 July 1871. p. 9
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