Walter Keeton
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William Walter Keeton (30 April 1905 – 10 October 1980) was an English cricketer who played in two Tests in 1934 and 1939.[1] He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1940[2] and played first-class cricket as a right-handed opening batsman between 1926 and 1952 for Nottinghamshire. Keeton scored a century against every other first-class county and his 312 not out made in just under eight hours against Middlesex at the Oval in 1939 is still a record for the Nottinghamshire team.
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Full name | William Walter Keeton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1905-04-30)30 April 1905 Shirebrook, Derbyshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 October 1980(1980-10-10) (aged 75) Forest Town, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | – | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Batsman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 276) | 20 July 1934 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 22 August 1939 v West Indies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1926–52 | Nottinghamshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 1 November 2013 |
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Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
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1921–1922 | Mansfield Colliery Boys Brigade | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1922–1923 | Mansfield Shoe Company | ||
1923–1924 | Watford | 0 | (0) |
1924–1925 | Notts County | 0 | (0) |
1925–1926 | Mansfield Colliery | ||
1926–1930 | Grantham | ||
1930–1932 | Sunderland | 12 | (1) |
1932 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | (0) |
1932–1933 | Loughborough Corinthians | ||
1933–193? | Grantham | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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He also played professional association football for Nottingham Forest and Sunderland,[2] for the latter as an inside forward.[3]