Country: | England |
Fullname: | Montague Merton Barker |
Birth Date: | 20 July 1867 |
Birth Place: | Paddington, Middlesex, England |
Death Place: | Epsom Downs, Surrey, England |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 10 |
Runs1: | 106 |
Bat Avg1: | 7.57 |
100S/50S1: | –/– |
Top Score1: | 30 |
Deliveries1: | 5 |
Wickets1: | 0 |
Bowl Avg1: | – |
Fivefor1: | – |
Tenfor1: | – |
Best Bowling1: | – |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 11/– |
Date: | 30 July |
Year: | 2019 |
Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/9532.html Cricinfo |
Montague Merton Barker (20 July 1867 – 12 January 1954) was an English first-class cricketer and international field hockey player.
The son of Montague Cochrane Barker, he was born at Paddington in July 1867. He was educated at Radley College.[1] He toured the West Indies with R. S. Lucas' XI in 1894–95, making his debut in first-class cricket on the tour against Barbados at Bridgetown. He made seven further first-class appearances on the tour,[2] scoring 94 runs at an average of 9.40 and a high score of 30.[3] He later made two first-class appearances for the Marylebone Cricket Club against Leicestershire in 1895 and Derbyshire in 1896.[2] Outside of cricket, he played field hockey as a half-back for England, captaining the team in 1898.[4] He died at Epsom Downs in January 1954.