Bob Barry (cricketer, born 1868)

Robert Deey William Barry (7 January 1868 – 3 January 1938) was a New Zealand cricketer and umpire who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1892 to 1904 and umpired first-class cricket matches in Christchurch from 1903 to 1924.[1][2]

He should not be confused with his younger cousin, Bob Barry

Bob Barry
Personal information
Full nameRobert Deey William Barry
Born(1868-01-07)7 January 1868
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died3 January 1938(1938-01-03) (aged 69)
Christchurch, New Zealand
BowlingRight-arm leg-spin
RelationsBob Barry (cousin)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1891-92 to 1904-05Canterbury
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 12
Runs scored 251
Batting average 13.21
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 35
Balls bowled 444
Wickets 13
Bowling average 16.07
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 3/13
Catches/stumpings 11/0
Source: CricketArchive, 14 January 2020

Life

Bob Barry was born in Christchurch and educated there at Cathedral Grammar School.[3] A leg-spin bowler and useful lower-order batsman, he made his first-class debut against Auckland in 1891–92. When Auckland began their second innings requiring only 31 to win, Barry and his fellow leg-spinner Herbert De Maus took three wickets each to reduce Auckland to 24 for 6 before the necessary runs were scored.[4] Later he captained Canterbury on several occasions.[3]

His younger cousin, also called Bob Barry, played alongside him in Canterbury's match against Hawke's Bay in 1901–02. Coincidentally, each cousin made 17 runs in the match and took one wicket.[5][6]

He lived in Auckland for some years from 1907 before returning to Christchurch.[7] After he retired from playing cricket, he became an umpire, officiating in 13 first-class matches in Christchurch. He was also a senior rugby referee, officiating in several representative matches.[3]

Barry married in 1906, but the marriage was not a success. There were no children, they separated in 1912, and his wife divorced him for neglect in 1919.[8][9]

References
  1. "Robert Barry". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. "Robert Barry as Umpire in First-Class Matches". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. "Mr. R. D. W. Barry". Evening Post. 5 January 1938. p. 11.
  4. T. W. Reese, New Zealand Cricket: 1841–1914, Simpson & Williams, Christchurch, 1927, p. 293.
  5. "Notes by Long Slip". Otago Witness: 55. 4 December 1901.
  6. "Canterbury v Hawke's Bay 1901–02". CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  7. "General Gossip". NZ Truth: 3. 30 November 1907.
  8. "Divorce Court". New Zealand Times: 6. 29 May 1919.
  9. "Barry v. Barry". NZ Truth: 5. 7 June 1919.
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