Edward Barrett (English sportsman)
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Full name | Edward Ivo Medhurst Barrett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Churt, Surrey, England | 22 June 1879||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 10 July 1950 Boscombe, Hampshire, England | (aged 71)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Edward Barrett senior (father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1896–1925 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1903–1920 | Marylebone Cricket Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward Ivo Medhurst Barrett
His military career began in 1899 with the Lancashire Fusiliers, with Barrett serving in the Second Boer War. He later transferred to the colonial police in British Malaya, before joining the Shanghai Municipal Police. He rose to become its commissioner between 1925 and 1929. As a sportsman, he played first-class cricket, mainly for Hampshire between 1896 and 1912, with additional matches in 1920 and 1925. In rugby union, he was capped at Test level by England in 1903, while in golf he was the Japanese amateur champion in 1917.
Early life and service career
The son of the cricketer Edward Barrett senior, he was born at Churt in June 1879.[1] He was educated at Cheltenham College, where he played for and captained the college cricket team, having moderate success in inter-school matches.[2] From there, he attended the Royal Military College at Sandhurst, graduating into the Lancashire Fusiliers as a second lieutenant in February 1899.[3] Shortly after gaining his commission, he served in South Africa in the Second Boer War, including as part of the Ladysmith Relief Force, and was slightly wounded at the engagement at Venters Spruit on 20 January 1900, when he had to take the responsibility as lieutenant, promotion to which was later antedated to the same day.[4] For his participation in the conflict, he gained the King's South Africa Medal.[5][6]
The battalion stayed in South Africa throughout the war, which formally ended in June 1902 after the
Barrett was himself forced to resign on 1 October 1929, after disputes about police effectiveness and reform.
Sporting career
Cricket
Barrett made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Warwickshire at Southampton in the 1896 County Championship, with him playing in two further matches against Essex and Leicestershire that season.[14] He made a further five appearances in the 1897 County Championship, followed by seven appearances in the 1898 County Championship.[14] While attending Sandhurst, he established himself in the college team, but his form was disappointing.[2] The Second Boer War would interfere with his first-class cricket commitments,[2] with Barrett not appearing again for Hampshire until the 1901 County Championship,[14] when he made six appearances and scored his maiden century (111) against Sussex.[15] He did not feature for Hampshire in 1902, but did return to play two matches in the 1903 County Championship, alongside a first-class appearance for the Marylebone Cricket Club that season against Kent at Lord's.[14]
By this point, his career with the colonial police force was beginning to affect his availability for Hampshire,
Barrett did not play for Hampshire until after the First World War, when he appeared in nineteen matches for Hampshire in the 1920 County Championship, alongside one match for the MCC against Nottinghamshire.[14] He again passed 1,000 runs for the season, with 1,054 runs at an average of 28.24;[17] he made two centuries, including a double-century (215) against Gloucestershire at Southampton, when he shared in a partnership of 321 for the second wicket with George Brown.[2] He made one further first-class appearance for Hampshire, in the 1925 County Championship against Worcestershire at Bournemouth.[14] In eighty first-class appearances for Hampshire, he scored 3,518 runs at an average of 32.57, making seventeen half centuries alongside his six centuries.[18] He was considered one of the finest and hardest hitters of his day,[19] exhibiting a sound defence and good timing.[2]
Rugby union
Despite being injured during the Second Boer War,[2] Barrett returned from the war and played rugby union for the England in the 1903 Home Nations Championship, playing one Test match against Scotland at Richmond.[20] He played his club rugby for Lennox.
Golf
A keen golfer, Barrett won the Japan Amateur Golf Championship in 1917.[21]
Death
Barrett died as a result of a bicycling accident on 10 July 1950, at Boscombe, Hampshire.[5] He was predeceased by his first wife, Winifred, with whom he had two children. Following her death, he married Katherine Craven in 1928, with her surviving him.[5]
References
- ^ Oakes, Charles Henry; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton; Addison, Henry Robert; Lawson, William John (27 April 2024). Who's Who. Vol. 101. London: A & C Black. p. 156.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Wisden - Obituaries in 1950". ESPNcricinfo. 4 December 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ "No. 27051". The London Gazette. 10 February 1899. p. 869.
- ^ "No. 27189". The London Gazette. 4 May 1900. p. 2846.
- ^ a b c d "Captain E. I. M. Barrett". The Times. No. 51741. London. 12 July 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 7 April 2024 – via Gale.
- ^ a b Who's Who in the Far East. British Hong Kong: The China Mail. 27 April 2024. p. 15.
- ^ "The Army in South Africa – Troops returning home". The Times. No. 36899. London. 15 October 1902. p. 8. Retrieved 7 April 2024 – via Gale.
- ^ "No. 27575". The London Gazette. 10 July 1903. p. 4352.
- ^ "No. 27575". The London Gazette. 10 July 1903. p. 4352.
- ^ "No. 31379". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 May 1919. p. 7049.
- ISBN 9781783034376.
- ISBN 9780141906393.
- ^ "No. 35040". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 January 1941. p. 238.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "First-Class Matches played by Edward Barrett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Sussex v Hampshire, County Championship 1901". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "Other matches played by Edward Barrett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 December 2007.
- ^ a b "First-Class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Edward Barrett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Edward Barrett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
- ISBN 9781899807512.
- ^ "Edward Barrett – Test matches". ESPNscrum. 9 April 2024.
- ^ Register, 1919-1951, Additions and Corrections, 1841-1919. Cheltenham College. 1953. p. 41.