Ezra William Bartlett (26 September 1861 – 16 March 1942) played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1894 and 1895.[1] He also played for Somerset in 1886 and 1889, when the county team was not considered first-class. He was born at Doncaster, Yorkshire and died at Taunton, Somerset.

Ezra Bartlett
Personal information
Full name
Ezra William Bartlett
Born(1861-09-26)26 September 1861
Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Died16 March 1942(1942-03-16) (aged 80)
Taunton, Somerset, England
BattingUnknown
BowlingUnknown
RoleBatsman, occasional wicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1894–1895Somerset
First-class debut11 June 1894 Somerset v Kent
Last First-class31 August 1895 Somerset v Gloucestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 126
Batting average 11.45
100s/50s –/–
Top score 40
Balls bowled 30
Wickets
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 0/16
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 27 February 2011

Bartlett was a lower-order batsman, but it is not known whether he batted right- or left-handed. In a non-first-class match against Staffordshire in 1889 and in his first first-class match in 1894 against Kent he kept wicket.[2][3] But in five other games in 1895 he played as a batsman, though he bowled six overs of unknown style in one match. His highest score was 40, made in the second innings of the home match against Hampshire in 1895, which Somerset lost narrowly.[4]

His obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack in 1943 records that he was employed by the Post Office and that he was a prominent player and administrator at Taunton Cricket Club.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Ezra Bartlett". www.cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Scorecard: Staffordshire v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 21 June 1889. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Scorecard: Kent v Somerset". www.cricketarchive.com. 11 June 1894. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Scorecard: Somerset v Hampshire". www.cricketarchive.com. 30 May 1895. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Obituaries in 1942". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 27 February 2011.