Barry Jarman
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Barrington Noel Jarman OAM
(born 17 February 1936) is a former Australia
n Test cricket
er and International Cricket Council
(ICC) Match Referee.
Born in Hindmarsh
South Australia
, the stockily-built Jarman made his South Australian district cricket debut as a 14 year old wicketkeeper and debuted for West Torrens Colts Football Club
three years later.
A leg fracture curtailed Jarman's football career and turned to umpiring while concentrating on cricket. He made his first-class cricket
debut on 16 December 1955 for South Australia
against New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval
, scoring 14 and nine and taking three catches.
Fourteen months and seven first-class matches later he was selected in the Australian team touring New Zealand
, where he played in the unofficial Test series. Jarman was then selected as one of two wicket keepers for the tour of South Africa
in 1957/58 but was overlooked in favour of Wally Grout
, who then became Australia's first choice wicket keeper.
Jarman eventually made his Test debut, in the absence of an injured Grout, against India
at Green Park Stadium
in December 1959, making one and zero and taking two catches. Grout then recovered and Jarman again became reserve keeper, touring England in 1961 without playing a Test.
A broken jaw to Grout led to Jarman's eventual return to Test cricket, against England at Brisbane
for the First Test of the 1962-63 Ashes series. He made two runs, took three catches and held his spot until Grout returned for the Fourth Test.
Jarman next returned to Test cricket during the 1964 tour of India, where he made his highest Test score of 78 at Brabourne Stadium
, Mumbai
. Following Grout's retirement in 1966, Jarman became the first choice wicket-keeper, playing in series against Pakistan
, India, England and West Indies
. He was appointed Vice-Captain of the Australian side for the 1968 tour of England and, following a finger injury to Captain Bill Lawry
, Jarman captained Australia in the Headingley
Test in 1968. The rain-affected match was drawn and Jarman was criticised for his defensive captaincy.
Jarman retired from cricket at the end of the 1968/69 series against the touring West Indies, having played nineteen Tests, scoring 400 runs at 14.81 and taking fifty catches and four stumpings. In first-class cricket, he scored 5615 runs at 22.73 and took 431 catches and 129 stumpings in 191 matches, a wicket keeping record bettered at the time only by Grout and Bert Oldfield
.
Following his retirement from first-class cricket, Jarman became involved in horse racing
and cricket administration, eventually leading to his 1995 appointment as one of the first ICC Match Referees, a role overseeing players and officials during international games, and until his retirement from the role in 2001 he was involved in 53 international matches.
In 1997 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia "for service to sport as a cricket player, coach and international cricket referee, and to horseracing in South Australia".
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(born 17 February 1936) is a former Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Test cricket
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
er and International Cricket Council
International Cricket Council
The International Cricket Council is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.The...
(ICC) Match Referee.
Born in Hindmarsh
Hindmarsh, South Australia
Hindmarsh is an inner urban suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt.-History:The suburb is named after South Australia's first Governor, Sir John Hindmarsh....
South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, the stockily-built Jarman made his South Australian district cricket debut as a 14 year old wicketkeeper and debuted for West Torrens Colts Football Club
West Torrens Football Club
West Torrens Football Club was an Australian rules football club that competed in the South Australian National Football League from 1897 to 1990...
three years later.
A leg fracture curtailed Jarman's football career and turned to umpiring while concentrating on cricket. He made his first-class cricket
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut on 16 December 1955 for South Australia
Southern Redbacks
The South Australia cricket team, nicknamed the Southern Redbacks and known as the West End Redbacks due to their sponsorship agreement with local brewers West End, are an Australian first class cricket team based in Adelaide, South Australia, and represent the state of South Australia...
against New South Wales at the Adelaide Oval
Adelaide Oval
The Adelaide Oval is a sports ground in Adelaide, South Australia, located in the parklands between the Central Business District and North Adelaide...
, scoring 14 and nine and taking three catches.
Fourteen months and seven first-class matches later he was selected in the Australian team touring New Zealand
New Zealand cricket team
The New Zealand cricket team, nicknamed the Black Caps, are the national cricket team representing New Zealand. They played their first in 1930 against England in Christchurch, New Zealand, becoming the fifth country to play Test cricket. It took the team until 1955–56 to win a Test, against the...
, where he played in the unofficial Test series. Jarman was then selected as one of two wicket keepers for the tour of South Africa
South African cricket team
The South African national cricket team represent South Africa in international cricket. They are administrated by Cricket South Africa.South Africa is a full member of the International Cricket Council, also known as ICC, with Test and One Day International, or ODI, status...
in 1957/58 but was overlooked in favour of Wally Grout
Wally Grout
Arthur Theodore Wallace Grout was a Test cricketer who kept wicket for Australia and Queensland.Grout played in 51 Test matches between 1957 and 1966...
, who then became Australia's first choice wicket keeper.
Jarman eventually made his Test debut, in the absence of an injured Grout, against India
Indian cricket team
The Indian cricket team is the national cricket team of India. Governed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India , it is a full member of the International Cricket Council with Test and One Day International status....
at Green Park Stadium
Green Park Stadium
Green Park Stadium is a 60,000 capacity floodlit multi-purpose stadium located in Kanpur, India, and the home of the Uttar Pradesh cricket team. The stadium is under the control of the Sports Department Uttar Pradesh...
in December 1959, making one and zero and taking two catches. Grout then recovered and Jarman again became reserve keeper, touring England in 1961 without playing a Test.
A broken jaw to Grout led to Jarman's eventual return to Test cricket, against England at Brisbane
Brisbane Cricket Ground
The Brisbane Cricket Ground, commonly known as The Gabba, is a major sports stadium in Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. It is named after the suburb of Woolloongabba, in which it is located....
for the First Test of the 1962-63 Ashes series. He made two runs, took three catches and held his spot until Grout returned for the Fourth Test.
Jarman next returned to Test cricket during the 1964 tour of India, where he made his highest Test score of 78 at Brabourne Stadium
Brabourne Stadium
The Brabourne Stadium is a cricket ground in the Indian city of Mumbai. It is located on 90,000 square yards of reclaimed land along Marine Drive near Churchgate railway station in South Mumbai. The stadium is owned by the Cricket Club of India . Brabourne Stadium is India's first permanent...
, Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
. Following Grout's retirement in 1966, Jarman became the first choice wicket-keeper, playing in series against Pakistan
Pakistani cricket team
The Pakistan cricket team is the national cricket team of Pakistan. Pakistan, represented by the Pakistan Cricket Board , is a full member of the International Cricket Council, and thus participates in , and cricket matches....
, India, England and West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
. He was appointed Vice-Captain of the Australian side for the 1968 tour of England and, following a finger injury to Captain Bill Lawry
Bill Lawry
William Morris "Bill" Lawry, AM is a former cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia. He captained Australia in 25 Tests, winning nine, losing eight and drawing eight, and led Australia in the inaugural One Day International match, played in 1971...
, Jarman captained Australia in the Headingley
Headingley Stadium
Headingley Stadium is a sporting complex in the Leeds suburb of Headingley in West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, rugby league team Leeds Rhinos and rugby union team Leeds Carnegie ....
Test in 1968. The rain-affected match was drawn and Jarman was criticised for his defensive captaincy.
Jarman retired from cricket at the end of the 1968/69 series against the touring West Indies, having played nineteen Tests, scoring 400 runs at 14.81 and taking fifty catches and four stumpings. In first-class cricket, he scored 5615 runs at 22.73 and took 431 catches and 129 stumpings in 191 matches, a wicket keeping record bettered at the time only by Grout and Bert Oldfield
Bert Oldfield
William Albert Stanley "Bert" Oldfield was an Australian cricket player. He played for New South Wales and the Australian cricket team as wicket-keeper....
.
Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian sport that has a long history. Archaeological records indicate that horse racing occurred in ancient Babylon, Syria, and Egypt. Both chariot and mounted horse racing were events in the ancient Greek Olympics by 648 BC...
and cricket administration, eventually leading to his 1995 appointment as one of the first ICC Match Referees, a role overseeing players and officials during international games, and until his retirement from the role in 2001 he was involved in 53 international matches.
In 1997 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia "for service to sport as a cricket player, coach and international cricket referee, and to horseracing in South Australia".
Cited texts
- Wilson, A. (2002) "The Once Only's", The Yorker, Journal of the Melbourne Cricket Club Library, No. 35, Summer 2002-03, Melbourne Cricket ClubMelbourne Cricket ClubThe Melbourne Cricket Club is a sporting club based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1838 and is regarded as the oldest sporting club in Australia....
, Melbourne.