Edward Barnes (cricketer)

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

Edward Barnes
Personal information
Full nameWilliam Edward Parker Barnes
Born1856
Kildare, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Died19 August 1897 (aged 40–41)
Christchurch, New Zealand
NicknameJum
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1882-83 to 1893-94Canterbury
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

Born in Geelong in Australia, Barnes played cricket for the East Melbourne club and represented Victoria at Australian rules football.[1] 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.[2] He played rugby union in New Zealand, and was noted for his weight and strength.[1][3]

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.[4] 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.[5] 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.[2][1]

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 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.[6]

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