Eric Londesbrough Dalton (2 December 1906 – 3 June 1981) was a South African cricketer who played in 15 Test matches from 1929 to 1938–39.[1] He was born and died in Durban, Natal.[1]
In 1935, Dalton was a member of the South African team that won a Test match in England for the first time.[3] During the match at Lord's, although not especially noted for his bowling, he took the key wickets of Wally Hammond and captain Bob Wyatt in England's first innings to return figures of 2 for 33.[4][5][6] In the final Test at The Oval, he scored 117 runs in the first innings, his highest Test score, and 57 not out in the second as the match was drawn,[7] The result gave South Africa their first Test series victory in England.
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