William Barnett (Cambridge University cricketer) explained

William Barnett
Birth Date:	26 October 1830
Birth Place:	Old Charlton, Kent
Death Place:	Bywell St Andrew, Northumberland
Date:	8 April 2017
Source:	http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10373.html Cricinfo

William Edward Barnett (26 October 1830  - 26 March 1869) was an English banker and cricketer. He played ten first-class matches for Cambridge University Cricket Club between 1849 and 1854.^[1]

The son of Robert Barnett of Blackheath, a stockbroker, he was educated at Eton College, and matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge in 1848. He became a banker with Hodgkin, Barnett, Pease & Co. of Newcastle upon Tyne.^[2]

See also

• List of Cambridge University Cricket Club players

Notes and References

1. Web site: William Barnett . 8 April 2017 . ESPN Cricinfo.
2. Book: Phillips . Maberly . A History of Banks, Bankers, & Banking in Northumberland, Durham, and North Yorkshire: Illustrating the Commercial Development of the North of England, from 1755 to 1894, with Numerous Portraits, Facsimiles of Notes, Signatures, Documents, &c . 1894 . E. Wilson & Co. . 285 . en.