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]
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| Full name | Francis James Barmby | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 December 1863 Pittington, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 September 1936 (aged 72) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1900 & 1909 | Berkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1885 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 November 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
While studying at Magdalen College, Oxford, Barmby made a single first-class appearance for Oxford University Cricket Club against Lancashire at Old Trafford in 1885.[2] During this match, he was dismissed for a duck by 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 Radley College, the public school near Abingdon, Oxfordshire.[5] He died on 30 September 1936 at Oxford.
References
edit- ^ Parish, William Douglas (1879). List of Carthusians, 1800–1879. Lewes: Farncombe and Co. ISBN 0-548-21800-5.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by William Albertini". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ "Lancashire v Oxford University, 1885". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Francis Barmby". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Obituaries: Mr F. J. Barmby". The Times. No. 47502. London. 10 October 1936. p. 14.
External links
edit- Francis Barmby at ESPNcricinfo
- Francis Barmby at CricketArchive