 His career was virtually over by the time detailed scorecards began to be kept in the 1772 English cricket season and so little is known about his personal history.He is variously called Bayton, Boyton or Boynton by different sources but his exact name was John Bayton.He was an outstanding batsman for Hampshire in both the 1768 season and the 1769 season, after which he became an occasional player who had left Hambledon by 1771.