Colin Banton (born 15 September 1969) is a South African born former English

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er. Banton was a right-handed batsman. He was born in

Fish Hoek Fish Hoek ( af, Vishoek, meaning either Fish Corner or Fish Glen) is a coastal town at the eastern end of the Fish Hoek Valley on the False Bay side of the Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape, South Africa. Previously a separate municipality, Fish ...

, Cape Province. Banton made his first-class debut for

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in 1995. He made 6 further first-class appearances for the county that season, the last coming against

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in the

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. In his 7 first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, he scored 292 runs at a batting average of 29.20, with 2 half centuries and a high score of 80 *. His highest score came on debut against Cambridge University. In that same season he made his

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debut for the county against

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in the

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. His second and final List A appearance came in the same season against

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. In his 2 matches, he scored 41 runs at an average of 20.50, with a high score of 40. After leaving Nottinghamshire, he made a single MCCA Knockout Trophy appearance for

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in 1996 against

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. He also previously had played Second XI cricket for the Middlesex Second XI in 1993.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Banton, Colin 1969 births Living people People from Fish Hoek English people of South African descent English cricketers Nottinghamshire cricketers Buckinghamshire cricketers Cricketers from the Western Cape