George Walton

Who was George Walton?

George Walton was an English cricketer. Walton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Belgrave, Leicestershire.

Walton made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1894 at Lord's. He made seven further first-class appearances for Leicestershire in 1894, with his final first-class appearance coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1895 County Championship. In nine matches, he scored a total of 88 runs at an average of 6.76, with a high score of 24, while with the ball he took 17 wickets at a bowling average of 24.94, with best figures of 4/64.

He died at the place of his birth on 30 June 1921.