# Percy Hutton

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**William Frederick Percy Hutton** (2 October 1876 – 1 October 1951), known as **Percy Hutton**, was an Australian [cricketer](/source/Cricket) who played a single [first-class](/source/First-class_cricket) match for [South Australia](/source/South_Australia_cricket_team) during the 1905–06 [Sheffield Shield](/source/Sheffield_Shield) season. A [wicket-keeper](/source/Wicket-keeper), he was only to keep wicket for a small portion of the game, after being injured early. Later in life, Hutton also won [golf](/source/Golf) and [lawn bowls](/source/Lawn_bowls) 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 [Australian Wheat Board](/source/Australian_Wheat_Board). He was also a councillor for the [City of Unley](/source/City_of_Unley).

## Career

Born in [Mintaro](/source/Mintaro,_South_Australia), in the [Clare Valley](/source/Clare_Valley) of [South Australia](/source/South_Australia), Hutton attended state school in [Naracoorte](/source/Naracoorte,_South_Australia), leaving at the age of 14 to work at a flour mill. A [wicket-keeper](/source/Wicket-keeper) who played for [Sturt](/source/Sturt_Cricket_Club) at [district level](/source/South_Australian_Grade_Cricket_League),[1] his only first-class cricket match came against [New South Wales](/source/New_South_Wales_cricket_team) in December 1905, played over three days at the [Adelaide Oval](/source/Adelaide_Oval).[2] Hutton scored 22 [not out](/source/Not_out) batting ninth in South Australia's first innings, which included a 34-run last-wicket [partnership](/source/Partnership_(cricket)) with [Leopole Hanson](/source/Leopole_Hanson).[3] While keeping wicket in New South Wales' first innings, he was hit by a fast ball from Hanson and had to leave the field,[4] with his replacement, the [Test](/source/Test_cricket) batsman [Algy Gehrs](/source/Algy_Gehrs), effecting a [stumping](/source/Stumping) 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.[3]

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](/source/Phil_Newland) and [Harwood Jarvis](/source/Harwood_Jarvis)).[5] Later in life, he won local [golf](/source/Golf), [billiards](/source/Billiards), and [lawn bowls](/source/Lawn_bowls) tournaments, partnering with his son Glen on occasion.[6] With fellow bowls player Howard Mildren, he won the men's pairs event at the 1938 Australian Championships, held in [Sydney](/source/Sydney).[7] Hutton later worked as a wheat salesman and grainbroker,[8] and was also active in [local government](/source/Local_government_areas_of_South_Australia), sitting on the [City of Unley](/source/City_of_Unley) council from 1932 to 1939.[9][10] In this capacity, he proposed the construction of a new [A£](/source/Australian_pound)10,000 town hall for Unley,[11] which did not eventuate after meeting strong criticism from another councillor.[12] After retiring from the council he served as superintendent of the newly established [Australian Wheat Board](/source/Australian_Wheat_Board) in South Australia.[7]

Hutton died at his residence in [Millswood](/source/Millswood,_South_Australia) in October 1951.[13] Several other members of his family were noted for their sporting achievements—two of his sons, [Maurice](/source/Maurice_Hutton) and [Harvey](/source/Harvey_Hutton), and his nephew, [Mervyn Hutton](/source/Mervyn_Hutton), each played cricket at state level during the 1930s.[14][15][16] Maurice and Harvey also represented South Australia at [football](/source/Australian_rules_football) and [baseball](/source/Baseball), respectively, while his other sons, Glen (golf and bowls) and Clarence (cycling and shooting), were also noted for their sporting prowess.[6] 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.[17][18] Another Hutton who played for South Australia during the 1905–06 season, the New Zealand-born [Henry Hutton](/source/Henry_Hutton), was apparently unrelated.[19]

## References

1. ["CRICKET."](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article113286757) – Sydney *Evening News*, 12 December 1905. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. [First-class matches played by William Hutton (1)](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16232/First-Class_Matches.html) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. [South Australia v New South Wales](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/6/6915.html), Sheffield Shield 1905/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. ["INTERSTATE CRICKET."](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44487745) – *[The Barrier Miner](/source/The_Barrier_Miner)*, 19 December 1905. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. [Batting and fielding for South Australia](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/0/Sheffield_Shield_1905-06/South_Australia_Batting.html), Sheffield Shield 1905/06 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 June 2013.

1. ["Bowls Record for Huttons?"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74646024) – *The Advertiser*, 7 February 1949. Retrieved 21 January 2014.

1. ["Death of Mr. Percy Hutton"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article45774098) – *The Advertiser*, 2 October 1951. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. *"William Frederick Percy Hutton, grainbroker, of Thomas Street, Unley…"* ["TRIANGULAR CONTESTS IN THREE CITY WARDS"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article130933352) – Adelaide *News*, 12 June 1937. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. ["ECONOMY PLAN FOR COUNCILS"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article128944184) – Adelaide *News*, 5 December 1932. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. *"Nominations for the vacancy for the office of alderman in the Unley City Council, caused by the retirement of Mr. W. F. P. Hutton, will close…"* ["Unley Vacancy"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article131990579) – Adelaide *News*, 3 November 1939. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. ["NEW TOWN HALL AT UNLEY SOUGHT"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74153315) – *[The Advertiser](/source/Adelaide_Advertiser)*, 1 May 1936. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. ["UNLEY TOWN HALL"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74164668) – *The Advertiser*, 2 May 1936. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. ["Births, Marriages And Deaths"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article93865407), Adelaide *Chronicle*, 4 October 1951. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. [Maurice Hutton player profile](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16230/16230.html) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. [Harvey Hutton player profile](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16231/16231.html) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. [Mervyn Hutton player profile](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16229/16229.html) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

1. ["Death Of Mr. M. P. Hutton"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article41652557) – *The Advertiser*, 21 February 1940. Retrieved 21 January 2014.

1. [Roll of Honour: Clarence Arnold Hutton](http://www.awm.gov.au/research/people/roll_of_honour/person/R1687282/) – Australian War Memoria. Retrieved 21 January 2014.

1. [Henry Hutton player profile](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/16/16228/16228.html) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

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