Colin Banton
Colin Banton is a South African born former English cricketer. Banton was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Fish Hoek, Cape Province.
Banton made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire in 1995. He made 6 further first-class appearances for the county that season, the last coming against Warwickshire in the County Championship. 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 List A debut for the county against Lancashire in the 1995 Benson & Hedges Cup. His second and final List A appearance came in the same season against Essex. 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 Buckinghamshire in 1996 against Devon. He also previously had played Second XI cricket for the Middlesex Second XI in 1993.
