Eric Londesbrough Dalton (2 December 1906 – 3 June 1981) was a South African cricketer who played in 15 Test matches from 1929 to 1938–39.

[1] He was part of the South African team that toured England in 1929 playing a solitary Test at Lord's where he scored 6 and 1.

[2] In a match against Tasmania during the 1931–32 South African tour of Australia, Dalton had his jaw broken by a bouncer from Laurie Nash, who was on a hat-trick at the time.

[3] In 1935, Dalton was a member of the South African team that won a Test match in England for the first time.

[4] During the match at Lord's, although not especially noted for his bowling, he took the key wickets of Wally Hammond and captain Bob Wyatt in England's first innings to return figures of 2 for 33.