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| Full name | Richard Neil Dalton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1965-08-11) 11 August 1965 (age 59) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Minor Counties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–2001 | Bedfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Cricinfo, 29 May 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richard Neil Dalton (born 11 August 1965) is a former English cricketer. Dalton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium. He was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire.
Dalton made his debut for Bedfordshire in the 1991 Minor Counties Championship against Suffolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1991 to 2001, which included 59 Minor Counties Championship matches and 26 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut for Bedfordshire against Warwickshire in the 1994 NatWest Trophy. He played 3 further List A matches for Bedfordshire, the last coming against the Somerset Cricket Board in the 1999 NatWest Trophy. As an all-rounder, Dalton scored 76 runs at a batting average of 19.00, with a high score of 56. With the ball, he took 6 wickets at a bowling average of 20.66, with best figures of 2/32.
Playing for Bedfordshire allowed Dalton to play for the combined Minor Counties cricket team. He made his debut for the team in the 1997 Benson & Hedges Cup against Derbyshire. Dalton played 6 further List A matches for the team, the last coming against Nottinghamshire in the 1998 Benson & Hedges Cup. In his 7 matches for the team, he scored 173 runs at an average of 24.71, with a high score of 76. While with the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 42.50, with best figures of 3/28. Overall, Dalton played 11 List A matches, scoring 249 runs at an average of 22.63, and taking 12 wickets at an average of 31.58.
References
- "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Richard Dalton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Richard Dalton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Richard Dalton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Richard Dalton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Richard Dalton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- "Player profile: Richard Dalton". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 May 2011.