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East Dereham, Norfolk born right-hand batsman Michael Barton’s career can be divided into distinct halves, bisected neatly by the Second World War. Educated at Oriel College, Oxford, between 1935 and 1937 he appeared 28 times for Oxford University, winning Blues in 1936 and 1937. When he left Oxford University his first class career appeared over – he joined Dunlop and played his cricket for Norfolk, for whom he played between 1933 and 1947. But in the post-war years Surrey were struggling for a captain (who in those days by convention had to be an amateur) and Errol Holmes, who led them in 1947, approached Barton and asked him to share the role with him. “It was extraordinary really,” Barton reflected. “I was only playing occasional club cricket and I’d never captained a side in my life.”
A sceptical dressing room was won over by his quiet charm and three hundreds in his first four matches, and Surrey ended one victory short of winning the County Championship. Barton took over in sole charge in 1949, and in 1950 they won their first Championship since 1914. Stuart Surridge took over the captaincy in 1952 as Surrey began their extraordinary run of titles while Barton slipped quietly back into the shadows. He played one final time for Surrey, against his old university in 1954, scoring an unbeaten 58 from No. 9.
Of his captaincy Wisden wrote: “Barton had considerable batting ability but was a dreamy captain. He was as unobtrusive as Gower. He fielded in the slips, and the picture lingers of him meandering down the pitch after each over and of his rule of thumb bowling changes. Starting in the field at 11.30 he used to take off his No. 2 opening bowler, usually Parker or Surridge, at 11.55 and his No. 1, Alec Bedser, at 12.15.”
In 147 first class matches he scored 5,965 runs at an average of  25.82 including 7 centuries and 25 half centuries, with a highest score of 192. He also took 117 catches in first class cricket.
He retained his links with Surrey and becoming their President in 1983.
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