Born in London and raised in Ilford, Barton credits her parents - from Yorkshire and Lancashire - and her twin brother for fostering an early interest in cricket.
[2][4] Barton's cricketing exploits were put on hold when she spent 10 years working as a Christian missionary in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the 1990s[3][5][6] before returning to England.
[2][3][4][6][7][8] She also surpassed the all-time record for the oldest WT20I debutant, set by Guernsey player Philippa Stahelin, who made her first appearance against Jersey in 2019 when she was 58 years and 33 days old.
[9] In the record-breaking game, Barton played as wicket-keeper but was not involved in any dismissals, nor did she bat, as her team won the second of a three-match series at Europa Sports Park in Gibraltar by 128 runs.
[2][7][10] Having passed her 67th birthday a few weeks earlier, Barton was selected in the 12-player Gibraltar squad for the Women's Central Europe Cup to be held in the Czech Republic from 14 to 16 June 2024.