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 name	Paul Thomas Barton
Born	(1935-10-09) 9 October 1935 (age 89) Wellington, New Zealand
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm slow-medium
International information
National side	New Zealand (1961–1963)
Test debut (cap 89)	8 December 1961 v South Africa
Last Test	15 March 1963 v England
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1954–55 to 1967–68	Wellington
Career statistics
Competition Test FC 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

Cricket 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 in Wellington's victory over Auckland in 1960–61.^[1]

Barton made his Test debut on tour against South Africa in 1961–62 in Durban with a fine half-century.^[2] 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.^[3][4] 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.^[5][6]