Edward Barnes (cricketer)

Not to be confused with Ed Barnes (cricketer).

New Zealand cricketer

Edward Barnes

Personal information

Full name|

William Edward Parker Barnes

Born| (1856-12-23)23 December 1856
Kildare, Geelong, Colony of Victoria
Died| 19 August 1897(1897-08-19) (aged 40)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Nickname| Jum
Height| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Domestic team information
Years| Team
1882-83 to 1893-94| Canterbury
Career statistics
| Competition | First-class

|

Matches | 16
Runs scored | 290
Batting average | 12.08
100s/50s | 0/0
Top score | 49 not out
Balls bowled | 649
Wickets | 9
Bowling average | 23.44
5 wickets in innings | 0
10 wickets in match | 0
Best bowling | 2/43
Catches/stumpings | 23/0

Source: Cricinfo, 27 March 2019

William Edward Parker "Jum" Barnes (23 December 1856 – 19 August 1897)[1] was a New Zealand cricketer who played 16 first-class matches for Canterbury between 1882 and 1894.

## Life and career[edit]

Born in Geelong in Australia, Barnes played cricket for the East Melbourne club and represented Victoria at Australian rules football.[2] He went to Christchurch as an official with the Christchurch Exhibition of 1882 and stayed, working for the Lyttelton Times, where for some years he was a sports reporter.[3] He played rugby union in New Zealand, and was noted for his weight and strength.[2][4]

Barnes began playing cricket for Canterbury a few months after he arrived. His highest first-class score was 49 not out against Wellington in 1886–87, by far the highest score in a match in which 40 wickets fell for 309 runs.[5] A few weeks earlier he had made 35, equal top-score in the match, when a Canterbury XVIII outplayed the touring Australians in a drawn match.[6] He stood six feet three inches tall, and aside from his batting he was a useful bowler, an occasional wicket-keeper, and one of the outstanding slip fieldsmen in New Zealand.[3][2]

In the last year of his life he suffered from severe jaundice, aggravated by heavy drinking. On the night before his death, his drinking companions in Christchurch had helped him to a shed and left him there asleep, covered with his coat. He was discovered unconscious the next morning and taken to hospital, but died shortly after being admitted.[7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "William Edward Parker Barnes". Ancestry. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
2. ^ a b c "Edward Parker Barnes". Press: 2. 28 August 1897.
3. ^ a b Fowke, Johnny (27 January 1920). "Reminiscences of the Sporting World:Players Past". Star: 4.
4. ^ "Sudden Death". Star: 3. 19 August 1897.
5. ^ "Wellington v Canterbury 1886-87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
6. ^ "Canterbury v Australians 1886-87". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
7. ^ "Inquest". Star: 4. 21 August 1897.

## External links[edit]

* Edward Barnes at ESPNcricinfo
* Edward Barnes at CricketArchive