Ezra Bartlett Explained

Ezra Bartlett
Country:England
Fullname:Ezra William Bartlett
Birth Date:26 September 1861
Birth Place:Doncaster, Yorkshire, England
Death Place:Taunton, Somerset, England
Batting:Unknown
Bowling:Unknown
Role:Batsman, occasional wicketkeeper
Club1:Somerset
Type1:First-class
Debutdate1:11 June
Debutyear1:1894
Debutfor1:Somerset
Debutagainst1:Kent
Lastdate1:31 August
Lastyear1:1895
Lastfor1:Somerset
Lastagainst1:Gloucestershire
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:6
Runs1:126
Bat Avg1:11.45
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:40
Deliveries1:30
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:0/16
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:27 February
Year:2011
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/3/3427/3427.html CricketArchive

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.

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]

Notes and References

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