Background
He was born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
He was born at Nottingham, Nottinghamshire.
Seaton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Seaton made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against a combined Yorkshire in 1872 at Prince"s Cricket Ground, Chelsea. He made three further first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire in that season, against Surrey at The Oval, Yorkshire at Bramall Lane, and Gloucestershire at Clifton College Close Ground.
In his four first-class matches, Seaton scored 80 runs at an average of 11.42, with a high score of 27.
He also took a single wicket with the ball. He died at Oldham, Lancashire on 14 October 1918.