Peter Barrett (cricketer)

Peter Barrett

Personal information
Full name	Peter Barrett
Born	3 June 1955 Winchester, Hampshire, England
Died	28 October 1983 (aged 28) Everton, Hampshire, England
Batting style	Left-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1975–1976	Hampshire
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.

External links

• Peter Barrett at ESPNcricinfo
• Peter Barrett at CricketArchive