Background
He was born in Crewe, Cheshire.
He was born in Crewe, Cheshire.
Eaton was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Eaton made his debut for Cheshire in the 2001 Minor Counties Championship against Wiltshire. Eaton played Minor counties cricket for Cheshire from 2001 to 2003, including 3 Minor Counties Championship matches and 3 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.
In 2001, he made his List A debut against the Lancashire Cricket Board in the 1st round of the 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001.
He played two further List A matches for Cheshire, against Cornwall in 2nd round of the same competition (also played in 2001) and Lincolnshire in the 2nd round of the 2003 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2002. In his three List A matches, he scored 28 runs at a batting average of 14.00, with a high score of 28.
With the ball he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 39.00, with best figures of 2/52. He also played Second XI cricket for the Leicestershire Second XI in 1998.