Edward Wyndham Hazelton (8 May 1894 – 13 March 1958) was an English cricketer. Hazelton was a right-handed Batsman (cricket), batsman who bowled both leg break and right-arm Seam bowling, medium pace. He was born in Buckingham, Buckinghamshire, and was educated at Wellingborough School.
Hazelton made his debut in county cricket for Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club, Buckinghamshire in the 1912 Minor Counties Championship against Berkshire County Cricket Club, Berkshire. He played for Buckinghamshire right up to the 1914 English cricket season, 1914 season,
which was curtailed due to the start of World War I. Following the conclusion of the war, Hazelton appeared in a first-class cricket, first-class match for Essex County Cricket Club, Essex against the Australian Imperial Forces cricket team, Australian Imperial Forces in 1919,
though this only appearance for Essex came with no success with either bat or ball. Following this match, Hazelton continued to play Minor counties of English and Welsh cricket, Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire, he would wait four more years after his lone appearance for Essex for his next first-class appearance, which eventually came in 1924 for the Minor Counties cricket team, Minor Counties against HDG Leveson-Gower, HDG Leveson-Gower's XI at The Saffrons in Eastbourne. His next first-class match came for the East of England cricket team, East of England against the touring New Zealand national cricket team, New Zealanders in 1927, a match in which he took his maiden first-class five wicket haul, with figures of 5/68 in the New Zealanders first-innings.
His next first-class appearance came the following season for the Minor Counties against the touring West Indies cricket team, West Indians,
with Hazelton taking career best figures of 6/45 in the West Indians first-innings, this after he took 4 wickets in their first-innings, which gave him his only ten wicket haul in a match. Further first-class appearances came for the Gentlemen v Players, Gentleman in 1928, the North v South, North, the Minor Counties against the touring South Africa national cricket team, South Africans in 1929, and the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1930 against Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Yorkshire.
Overall, Hazelton took 23 first-class wickets at an bowling average, average of 27.00.
He played Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire until 1931, having made a total of 68 Minor Counties Championship appearances.
He died at Great Dunmow, Essex, on 13 March 1958.
References
External links
Wyndham Hazeltonat ESPNcricinfo
Wyndham Hazeltonat CricketArchive
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1894 births
1958 deaths
People from Buckingham
People educated at Wellingborough School
English cricketers
Buckinghamshire cricketers
Essex cricketers
Minor Counties cricketers
East of England cricketers
Gentlemen cricketers
North v South cricketers
Marylebone Cricket Club cricketers
People from Great Dunmow