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Peter Barrett (cricketer)

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Peter Barrett
Personal information
Full name
Peter Barrett
Born(1955-06-03)3 June 1955
Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died28 October 1983(1983-10-28) (aged 28)
Everton, Hampshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1975–1976Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 6 1
Runs scored 138 28
Batting average 12.54 28.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 26 28
Balls bowled 6
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings –/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 12 December 2009

Peter Barrett (3 June 1955 – 28 October 1983) was an English cricketer. Barrett was a left-handed batsman. He was born in Winchester, Hampshire.

Barrett made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Yorkshire in the 1975 County Championship. He made five further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1976 County Championship.[1] In his six matches, he scored 138 runs at an average of 12.54, with a high score of 26.[2] He made his only List A appearance against Essex in the 1976 John Player League.[3] In this match, he scored 28 runs before being dismissed by Stuart Turner.[4]

Outside of county cricket, Barrett played club cricket for Lymington Cricket Club. He was killed in a car crash in Everton, Hampshire on 28 October 1983, at the age of just 28.[5]

References

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Peter Barrett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Peter Barrett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  3. ^ "List A Matches played by Peter Barrett". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Hampshire v Essex, 1976 John Player League". CricketArchive. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Wisden - Obituaries in 1984". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 July 2011.