Barry Leon Hampton (born 16 January 1941) is a former New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Central Districts from 1961 to 1968.
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| Full name | Barry Leon Hampton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1941-01-16) 16 January 1941 (age 81) Westport, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium-pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961-62 to 1968-69 | Central Districts | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 2 November 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A middle-order batsman and economical medium-pace bowler, he made his highest score, 107, for Central Districts against Canterbury in 1967-68, when he and Bryan Yuile added 219 for the seventh wicket.[1] His best bowling figures were 6 for 7 (match figures of 33–23–19–8), when Central Districts dismissed Otago for 82 in 1963-64.[2]
He also played Hawke Cup cricket for Nelson from 1960 to 1975, and was named in the Hawke Cup Team of the Century in 2011.[3] In 1963-64, when Nelson were defending their title, he scored 236 against Waikato.[4] Nelson's total of 632 was a Hawke Cup record at the time.[5]