William Barnett (Cambridge University cricketer)

English cricketer

William Barnett

Personal information

Born| (1830-10-26)26 October 1830
Old Charlton, Kent
Died| 26 March 1869(1869-03-26) (aged 38)
Bywell St Andrew, Northumberland

Source: Cricinfo, 8 April 2017

William Edward Barnett (26 October 1830 – 26 March 1869) was an English banker and cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1849 and 1854.[1]

The son of Robert Barnett of Blackheath, a stockbroker, he was educated at Eton College, and matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1848. He became a banker with Hodgkin, Barnett, Pease & Co. of Newcastle upon Tyne.[2][3]

## See also

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* List of Cambridge University Cricket Club players

## References

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1. ^ "William Barnett". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
2. ^ "Barnett, William Edward (BNT848WE)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
3. ^ Phillips, Maberly (1894). A History of Banks, Bankers, & Banking in Northumberland, Durham, and North Yorkshire: Illustrating the Commercial Development of the North of England, from 1755 to 1894, with Numerous Portraits, Facsimiles of Notes, Signatures, Documents, &c. E. Wilson & Co. p. 285.

## External links

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* William Barnett at ESPNcricinfo

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