William Frederick Percy Hutton (2 October 1876 – 1 October 1951), known as Percy Hutton, was an Australian

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er who played a single first-class match for

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during the 1905–06

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season. A

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, he was only to keep wicket for a small portion of the game, after being injured early. Later in life, Hutton also won

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and

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tournaments, including some national events in the latter sport. Outside of sports, he was prominent in South Australian agricultural circles, holding a position with the

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. He was also a councillor for the

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Career

Born in Mintaro, in the

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, Hutton attended state school in Naracoorte, leaving at the age of 14 to work at a flour mill. A

who played for Sturt at district level, his only first-class cricket match came against

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in December 1905, played over three days at the

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. Hutton scored 22

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batting ninth in South Australia's first innings, which included a 34-run last-wicket

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with

Leopole Hanson Leopole Hanson (27 September 1883 – 27 April 1952) was an Australian cricketer. He played in three first-class matches for South Australia in 1905/06. See also * List of South Australian representative cricketers This is a list of cri ...

.South Australia v New South Wales
Sheffield Shield 1905/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2014. While keeping wicket in New South Wales' first innings, he was hit by a fast ball from Hanson and had to leave the field, with his replacement, the

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batsman

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, effecting a

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later in the innings. Hutton recorded eight runs in South Australia's second innings total of 115 all out, with the team losing the match by an innings and 82 runs. Hutton was one of three wicket-keepers South Australia used during the season's four matches, none of whom played again at state level (the others were

Phil Newland Philip Mesmer Newland (2 February 1875 – 11 August 1916) was an Australian sportsman who excelled at Australian rules football, cricket and lacrosse. He played Sheffield Shield cricket for South Australia as a wicket-keeper and toured England ...

and Harwood Jarvis). Later in life, he won local

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, and

tournaments, partnering with his son Glen on occasion."Bowls Record for Huttons?"
– ''The Advertiser'', 7 February 1949. Retrieved 21 January 2014. With fellow bowls player Howard Mildren, he won the men's pairs event at the 1938 Australian Championships, held in

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."Death of Mr. Percy Hutton"
– ''The Advertiser'', 2 October 1951. Retrieved 20 January 2014. Hutton later worked as a wheat salesman and grainbroker, and was also active in

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, sitting on the

council from 1932 to 1939. In this capacity, he proposed the construction of a new

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10,000 town hall for Unley, which did not eventuate after meeting strong criticism from another councillor. After retiring from the council he served as superintendent of the newly established

in South Australia. Hutton died at his residence in

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in October 1951. Several other members of his family were noted for their sporting achievements—two of his sons,

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and

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, and his nephew, Mervyn Hutton, each played cricket at state level during the 1930s. Maurice and Harvey also represented South Australia at

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and

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, respectively, while his other sons, Glen (golf and bowls) and Clarence (cycling and shooting), were also noted for their sporting prowess. Percy Hutton was predeceased by two of his sons—Maurice died suddenly aged 37, in February 1940, and Clarence was killed in Palestine on active service in April 1941. Another Hutton who played for South Australia during the 1905–06 season, the New Zealand-born

Henry Hutton Henry Hutton (26 August 1878 – 13 August 1968) was an Australian cricketer. He played in one first-class match for South Australia in 1905/06. See also * List of South Australian representative cricketers This is a list of cricketers ...

, was apparently unrelated.Henry Hutton player profile
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hutton, Percy 1876 births 1951 deaths South Australian local councillors Australian cricketers South Australia cricketers Cricketers from Adelaide Australian male bowls players Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Bowls players at the 1938 British Empire Games Wicket-keepers Medallists at the 1938 British Empire Games Sportsmen from South Australia