Francis Barmby

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Francis Barmby
Personal information
Full name
Francis James Barmby
Born(1863-12-21)21 December 1863
Pittington, County Durham, England
Died30 September 1936(1936-09-30) (aged 72)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1900 & 1909Berkshire
1885Oxford University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 6
Batting average 3.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 6
Balls bowled
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: Cricinfo, 22 November 2011

Francis James Barmby (21 December 1863 – 30 September 1936) was an English cricketer. Barmby was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. The son of Rev. James Barmby, he was born at Pittington, County Durham, where his father was the Rector. He was later educated at Charterhouse School.[1]

While studying at

Alexander Watson in their first-innings, while in their second-innings he made 6 runs, before being dismissed by Johnny Briggs.[3]
This was his only first-class appearance for the university.

He later made two

Minor Counties Championship appearances for Berkshire; in 1900 against Oxfordshire and in 1909 against Buckinghamshire.[4]

In other sports, he won a Blue for Association football in 1886 and was also a good rackets player.[5]

He became a schoolmaster and sub-warden at

Abingdon, Oxfordshire.[5] He died on 30 September 1936 at Oxford
.

References

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  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Albertini". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Lancashire v Oxford University, 1885". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Francis Barmby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  5. ^ a b "Obituaries: Mr F. J. Barmby". The Times. No. 47502. London. 10 October 1936. p. 14.

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