Legh Barratt, erroneously recorded at times as Leigh Barratt (11 December 1871 – 14 December 1950) was an English cricketer from Altrincham in Cheshire, England.[1]

Legh Barratt
Born11 December 1871
Died14 December 1950
NationalityEnglish
Occupationcricketer

Barratt played between 1894 and 1897, largely for Norfolk, though he also took part in two tours of the West Indies: Robert Slade Lucas' 1894–95 tour and Arthur Priestley's 1896–97 tour. He played all 15 of his first-class matches on these two tours, scoring 253 runs at an average of 11.00 and taking nine wickets at an average of 34.88.[2][1]

He married Mary Thorburn in Cromer, Norfolk, in 1899.[3] He died in Sheringham, Norfolk.[4] He had two brothers, Gordon and William Barratt, who also played for Norfolk.[4]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Player Profile: Legh Barratt". ESPN CricInfo. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  2. ^ "A. A. Priestley's XI cricket team in West Indies in 1896–97". Cricket Archive. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936". Ancestry. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Player Profile: Legh Barratt". Cricket Archive. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
edit