Brian Joseph Barrett (born 16 November 1966) is a former New Zealand first-class cricketer who played for Auckland, Northern Districts and Worcestershire, also playing List A games for Northern Districts and Worcestershire and appearing at Youth Test and Youth One-day International level for his country. He was part of the New Zealand team that toured England in 1986, but never played a Test or ODI.
Barrett's first-class debut came for Worcestershire against Cambridge University in June 1985; in a drawn match in which little play was possible, he took the single wicket of Shaun Gorman and did not bat.[1] He only ever made one further first-team appearance for the county, when he took 0–43 in eight overs and scored 5 not out against Gloucestershire in a John Player League match at Moreton-in-Marsh near the end of the season.[2]
Returning to New Zealand, he appeared three times for Auckland in the 1985-86 Shell Trophy, collecting five wickets in his first game against Canterbury;[3] he then played several times for New Zealand Young Cricketers against their touring Australian counterparts, making five Youth Test and two Youth ODI appearances, although without any startling success. Back in England for 1986, he was unable to break into the Worcestershire first team, but in July and August he turned out a number of times for the touring New Zealanders, though without gaining any international honours or indeed more than three wickets in any innings. He also accompanied his country to the Netherlands for two minor games.
Barrett moved from Auckland to Northern Districts for the 1986–87 season, and in a Shell Cup game against Otago in late December 1986 recorded by far his best innings figures in any top-class match, claiming 6-12 from ten overs. This was the first (and, as of 2008, remains the only) time that a Northern Districts player had taken six wickets in a List A innings.[4] However, it was not quite enough: Otago won the match by one wicket.[5] More home Youth internationals against the Australians followed later that season, although again without any eye-catching figures.
He played on for Northern Districts for a couple more seasons, several times taking four wickets in a first-class innings but never managing to go one better. His career-best innings return in the longer game was 4-32, achieved against his old club of Auckland in February 1989, although his accomplishment was somewhat overshadowed by the 18-year-old Chris Cairns' maiden first-class century, rather eclipsing his previous personal best of 32![6]
Barrett played only one match in the 1989–90 season, and his career ended unsuccessfully with no wickets against Wellington.[7]
brian, barrett, brian, joseph, barrett, born, november, 1966, former, zealand, first, class, cricketer, played, auckland, northern, districts, worcestershire, also, playing, list, games, northern, districts, worcestershire, appearing, youth, test, youth, inter. Brian Joseph Barrett born 16 November 1966 is a former New Zealand first class cricketer who played for Auckland Northern Districts and Worcestershire also playing List A games for Northern Districts and Worcestershire and appearing at Youth Test and Youth One day International level for his country He was part of the New Zealand team that toured England in 1986 but never played a Test or ODI Brian BarrettPersonal informationFull nameBrian Joseph BarrettBorn 1966 11 16 16 November 1966 age 57 Auckland New ZealandBattingRight handedBowlingRight arm fast mediumDomestic team informationYearsTeam1985Worcestershire1985 86Auckland1986 87 1989 90Northern DistrictsCareer statisticsCompetition FC LAMatches 31 9Runs scored 124 16Batting average 8 85 16 00100s 50s 0 0 0 0Top score 25 6 Balls bowled 4 250 342Wickets 73 11Bowling average 32 26 23 455 wickets in innings 0 110 wickets in match 0 N ABest bowling 4 32 6 12Catches stumpings 4 0 1 0Source CricketArchive 15 November 2008Barrett s first class debut came for Worcestershire against Cambridge University in June 1985 in a drawn match in which little play was possible he took the single wicket of Shaun Gorman and did not bat 1 He only ever made one further first team appearance for the county when he took 0 43 in eight overs and scored 5 not out against Gloucestershire in a John Player League match at Moreton in Marsh near the end of the season 2 Returning to New Zealand he appeared three times for Auckland in the 1985 86 Shell Trophy collecting five wickets in his first game against Canterbury 3 he then played several times for New Zealand Young Cricketers against their touring Australian counterparts making five Youth Test and two Youth ODI appearances although without any startling success Back in England for 1986 he was unable to break into the Worcestershire first team but in July and August he turned out a number of times for the touring New Zealanders though without gaining any international honours or indeed more than three wickets in any innings He also accompanied his country to the Netherlands for two minor games Barrett moved from Auckland to Northern Districts for the 1986 87 season and in a Shell Cup game against Otago in late December 1986 recorded by far his best innings figures in any top class match claiming 6 12 from ten overs This was the first and as of 2008 remains the only time that a Northern Districts player had taken six wickets in a List A innings 4 However it was not quite enough Otago won the match by one wicket 5 More home Youth internationals against the Australians followed later that season although again without any eye catching figures He played on for Northern Districts for a couple more seasons several times taking four wickets in a first class innings but never managing to go one better His career best innings return in the longer game was 4 32 achieved against his old club of Auckland in February 1989 although his accomplishment was somewhat overshadowed by the 18 year old Chris Cairns maiden first class century rather eclipsing his previous personal best of 32 6 Barrett played only one match in the 1989 90 season and his career ended unsuccessfully with no wickets against Wellington 7 See also editList of Auckland representative cricketersReferences edit Cambridge University v Worcestershire in 1985 CricketArchive Retrieved 15 November 2008 Gloucestershire v Worcestershire in 1985 CricketArchive Retrieved 15 November 2008 Canterbury v Auckland in 1985 86 CricketArchive Retrieved 15 November 2008 Most Wickets in an Innings for Northern Districts CricketArchive Retrieved 15 November 2008 Northern Districts v Otago in 1986 87 CricketArchive Retrieved 15 November 2008 Northern Districts v Auckland in 1988 89 CricketArchive Retrieved 15 November 2008 Wellington v Northern Districts in 1989 90 CricketArchive Retrieved 15 November 2008 External links editBrian Barrett at CricketArchive subscription required Brian Barrett at ESPNcricinfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Barrett amp oldid 1192741934, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
