Barrett pictured 2nd right back row with the 1890 Australian team.
Barrett was educated at Wesley College in Melbourne before going on to Melbourne University to study medicine.[1] His father was a doctor in South Melbourne, and his older brother was also a doctor.[2]
A careful batsman, reliable in a crisis, Jack Barrett played first-class cricket for Victoria from 1885 to 1893.[3] Despite having missed many of Victoria's matches owing to his medical studies, he was selected to tour England in 1890 with the Australian team.[4]
On his Test debut, in the first Test of the series at Lord's, Barrett became the first Australian batsman to carry his bat in Test cricket.[5] In the second innings he opened the innings and batted for 280 minutes and scored 67 not out of a team total of 176.[6] On the tour as a whole he was second in the Australian batting averages with 1305 runs at 22.89.[4] According to A. G. Moyes, he "did a splendid job, showing unlimited patience and splendid defence, though he lacked grace and charm in technique to relieve the monotony".[7] He made his highest first-class score of 97 (and 73 not out in the second innings) in the final match of the tour against an England XI at Manchester.[8]
Barrett undertook further medical studies in England after the cricket tour, earning an MRCS diploma in surgery.[10] He retired from cricket at the age of 26 to pursue his medical career.[1] At the time of his death in the goldfields town of Peak Hill, Western Australia, he had been practising there for some years.[10]
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Atkinson, G. (1982) Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking, The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. ISBN0 86788 009 0.
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jack, barrett, cricketer, john, edward, barrett, october, 1866, south, melbourne, february, 1916, peak, hill, western, australia, australian, cricketer, played, tests, 1890, worked, medical, doctor, jack, barrettportrait, jack, barrett, 1890personal, informati. John Edward Barrett 15 October 1866 in South Melbourne 6 February 1916 at Peak Hill Western Australia was an Australian cricketer who played two Tests in 1890 He worked as a medical doctor Jack BarrettPortrait of Jack Barrett in 1890Personal informationFull nameJohn Edward BarrettBorn 1866 10 15 15 October 1866South MelbourneDied6 February 1916 1916 02 06 aged 49 Peak Hill Western AustraliaHeight6 ft 1 in 1 85 m BattingLeft handedBowlingRight arm mediumRelationsEdgar Barrett brother International informationNational sideAustraliaTest debut cap 55 21 July 1890 v EnglandLast Test11 August 1890 v EnglandDomestic team informationYearsTeam1884 85 1892 93VictoriaCareer statisticsCompetition Tests First classMatches 2 50Runs scored 80 2039Batting average 26 66 25 81100s 50s 0 1 0 13Top score 67 97Balls bowled 0 965Wickets 0 21Bowling average 16 005 wickets in innings 0 310 wickets in match 0 1Best bowling 6 49Catches stumpings 1 0 16 0Source 1 Contents 1 Life and career 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 5 SourcesLife and career edit nbsp Barrett pictured 2nd right back row with the 1890 Australian team Barrett was educated at Wesley College in Melbourne before going on to Melbourne University to study medicine 1 His father was a doctor in South Melbourne and his older brother was also a doctor 2 A careful batsman reliable in a crisis Jack Barrett played first class cricket for Victoria from 1885 to 1893 3 Despite having missed many of Victoria s matches owing to his medical studies he was selected to tour England in 1890 with the Australian team 4 On his Test debut in the first Test of the series at Lord s Barrett became the first Australian batsman to carry his bat in Test cricket 5 In the second innings he opened the innings and batted for 280 minutes and scored 67 not out of a team total of 176 6 On the tour as a whole he was second in the Australian batting averages with 1305 runs at 22 89 4 According to A G Moyes he did a splendid job showing unlimited patience and splendid defence though he lacked grace and charm in technique to relieve the monotony 7 He made his highest first class score of 97 and 73 not out in the second innings in the final match of the tour against an England XI at Manchester 8 In addition to his cricketing skills Barrett was also a leading Australian rules footballer playing for South Melbourne in the late 1880s and early 1890s topping the Victorian Football Association VFA goal kicking in 1889 with 40 goals 9 Barrett undertook further medical studies in England after the cricket tour earning an MRCS diploma in surgery 10 He retired from cricket at the age of 26 to pursue his medical career 1 At the time of his death in the goldfields town of Peak Hill Western Australia he had been practising there for some years 10 See also editList of Victoria first class cricketersReferences edit a b The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket Oxford Melbourne 1996 p 51 Untitled Record 3 12 February 1916 Jack Barrett CricketArchive Retrieved 29 February 2020 a b Jack Pollard Australian Cricket The Game and the Players Hodder amp Stoughton Sydney 1982 p 100 Hughes familiar problem and Steyn s wickets Cricinfo Retrieved 14 April 2017 1st Test Australia tour of England at London Jul 21 23 1890 Cricinfo Retrieved 4 August 2019 A G Moyes Australian Cricket A History Angus amp Robertson Sydney 1959 p 223 England XI v Australians 1890 CricketArchive Retrieved 2 March 2020 Atkinson p 180 a b Personal The Argus Melbourne 6 10 February 1916 External links editJack Barrett at ESPNcricinfoSources edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jack Barrett cricketer Atkinson G 1982 Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn t be bothered asking The Five Mile Press Melbourne ISBN 0 86788 009 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jack Barrett cricketer amp oldid 1165742008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
