Full Name

William Carkeek

Born

October 17, 1878, Walhalla, Victoria

Died

February 20, 1937, Prahran, Melbourne, Victoria, (aged 58y 126d)

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Barlow Carkeek, died in Melbourne on February 21. Born on October 17, 1878, he was in his 59th year. When he came to England as deputy wicket-keeper to H. Carter in 1909, he did not take part in a Test match but full responsibility for this arduous task came to him in 1912 when England won the Triangular Tournament. Rather short and sturdily built, Carkeek was sound rather than brilliant. Certainly he did not approach the standard set by Blackham or Kelly; and Carter built up a much higher reputation. A moderate batsman, Carkeek averaged only 9 for 29 innings during the 1912 tour and his highest score in six Test matches was 6 not out. He first played for Victoria in 1904 and in representative cricket for the State he averaged 13.28, for an aggregate of 1,063, with a highest innings of 68.
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack

Barlow Carkeek Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s6sCtSt
Tests652166*5.3300060
FC951463213886812.1702-11446

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests6------------
FC95-000-----000
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Debut/Last Matches of Barlow Carkeek

Recent Matches of Barlow Carkeek

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
Victoria vs Queensland7*0c/0s & 2c/0s29-Jan-1915BrisbaneFC
Victoria vs NSW7 & 02c/0s & 1c/0s23-Jan-1915SydneyFC
Victoria vs South Aust14 & 25*0c/0s & 2c/0s01-Jan-1915MelbourneFC
Victoria vs NSW1 & 173c/1s & 1c/0s26-Dec-1914MelbourneFC
Victoria vs South Aust4 & 90c/0s & 0c/1s13-Feb-1914AdelaideFC

Photos of Barlow Carkeek

A portrait of the Australian team that contested the 1909 Ashes in England