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Full name Barrie John Meyer
Born August 21, 1932, Bournemouth, Hampshire
Current age 75 years 340 days
Major teams Gloucestershire
Nickname BJ
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
Fielding position Wicketkeeper
Other Umpire
Height
5 ft 10 in
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
Ct
St
First-class
406
569
191
5367
63
14.19
0
709
118
List A
44
25
5
134
21
6.70
0
0
47
5
Bowling averages
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
First-class
406
30
28
0
-
-
-
5.60
-
0
0
0
List A
44
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Career statistics
First-class span
1957 - 1971
List A span
1963 - 1971
Umpiring statistics
Test debut
England v New Zealand at The Oval, Jul 27-Aug 1, 1978 scorecard
Last Test
England v Australia at The Oval, Aug 19-23, 1993 scorecard
Test matches
26
Test statistics
ODI debut
England v Australia at Manchester, Jun 2, 1977 scorecard
Last ODI
England v Australia at Manchester, May 19, 1993 scorecard
ODI matches
23
ODI statistics
Profile
Barrie Meyer came to cricket by accident. Signed as a footballer by Bristol Rovers - he scored 60 times for them in 139 league matches (including one in the famous 4-0 FA Cup victory over Manchester United in 1951) and had equally useful spells with Plymouth, Newport County and Bristol City) he earned some extra cash by helping the Gloucestershire groundstaff in the summer. But it soon became apparent that he was a more than capable wicketkeeper, even if his batting was poor, and he was a regular in the county side for 15 seasons. On retiring, he immediately took up umpiring and, by his own admission, "was fairly useless for the first three years but somehow I stayed on". He grew in stature and in the 1980s was one of the most respected officials. He stood in two World Cup finals (1979 and 1983) and some memorable Tests, including Headingley 1981. In the off seasons he coached and umpired in South Africa.
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