John Walton (cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Walton (cricketer)

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1888

Place of Birth: Greenwich, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 02-Dec-1979

Profession: police officer, cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

John Cresswell Walton (9 June 1888 – 2 December 1979) was an English first-class cricketer. Walton was born at Greenwich in October 1896.
A police officer, Walton served in the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
He played his club cricket for North of Ireland, and first represented Ireland in a minor match against the Marylebone Cricket Club at Belfast in 1924; the previous season, he had represented the Northern Cricket Union in a minor match against the touring West Indians.
He made a single appearance in first-class cricket for Ireland against Wales at Llandudno during Ireland's 1925 tour of England and Wales.
Opening the batting, Walton scored 48 runs in Ireland's first-innings, before being dismissed by Frank Ryan, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for 4 runs by Jack Mercer.
He did not feature for Ireland after this match.
He returned to England around the mid-1920s, as he no longer features in club scorecards in Ireland after this period.
He died at Bromley in the third quarter of 1970.