Charlie Barnett

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   Since I'm down with Ashes fever, I thought I'd read Cricket: My World by Wally Hammond in which he gives the reader an inside look of the 1946-47 Ashes down under (which AUS won 3-0).
In the book, he basically says that in the England 'batting line' of 46-47, he can think of only one other player who could turn a match on its head other than Denis Compton, and that was Charlie Barnett of Gloucester.  He said when fit and in-form, he was one of Hammond's first choices against the aussies.  

I looked on Cricinfo, and it came up with a first-class batting avg of 21 odd and he never played any tests.  There wasnt even a write-up about him.  Anyone know/heard anything about him?

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scuudz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Wicket-Keeper Joined: 12 March 2007 Location: Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 1754	Post Options Post Reply Quote scuudz Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Charlie Barnett Posted: 08 July 2009 at 4:13am
	Since I'm down with Ashes fever, I thought I'd read Cricket: My World by Wally Hammond in which he gives the reader an inside look of the 1946-47 Ashes down under (which AUS won 3-0). In the book, he basically says that in the England 'batting line' of 46-47, he can think of only one other player who could turn a match on its head other than Denis Compton, and that was Charlie Barnett of Gloucester. He said when fit and in-form, he was one of Hammond's first choices against the aussies. I looked on Cricinfo, and it came up with a first-class batting avg of 21 odd and he never played any tests. There wasnt even a write-up about him. Anyone know/heard anything about him?

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	Why is this in Fun & Games? No I haven't heard anything about him.
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zuhair_abbasi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Number 3 Batsman Joined: 19 December 2006 Location: Pakistan Online Status: Offline Posts: 6202	Post Options Post Reply Quote zuhair_abbasi Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 July 2009 at 10:19am
	I am not sure which cricinfo version do you use matey. The one I use gives a first class average of 32.7 and a test average of 35. aNd there is a detailed write up on him as well. http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9000.html Edited by zuhair_abbasi - 09 July 2009 at 10:19am
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	Check out our own stats at http://stats.cricketworld.com/Players/0/620/620.html Much better than cricinfo

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	Thanks skipper - but just how are they even better than cricinfo is beyond me. I live cricketworld and that is why I stay here but I do feel cricinfo guys have a fantastic database and good presentation.
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	Charlie Barnett was a fine player and holds the record for an Ashes opening partnership with the great Len Hutton! They put on 219 in the Trent Bridge test of 1938 , the same series where Hutton made the then highest individual score of 364.
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