Christopher Barnes
Personal information
Full name
Christopher Hewetson Barnes
Born7 February 1833
Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Died28 September 1884(1884-09-28) (aged 51)
Cairo, Egypt
BattingUnknown
RelationsHenry Barnes (brother)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1860Marylebone Cricket Club
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 4
Runs scored 17
Batting average 2.83
100s/50s –/–
Top score 9
Catches/stumpings –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 April 2021

Christopher Hewetson Barnes (7 February 1833 – 28 September 1884) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

The son of the surgeon Christopher Hewetson Barnes, he was born at Marylebone in February 1833. A career soldier, he was an officer in the Royal Artillery and served in British India with the Bengal Artillery. Barnes was seriously wounded by a bullet to his right breast on 10 November 1857, during the rebel siege of Neemuch Fort in Rajputana, which was a part of the Indian Mutiny.[1] He recovered from his wounds and returned to England, where he played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club on four occasions in 1860, against Oxford University and Cambridge University, in addition to county opponents in the form of Kent and Sussex.[2] He had little success in these four matches, scoring just 17 runs.[3]

Continuing to serve in the Bengal Artillery, he was promoted to second captain in October 1861.[4] He was made a captain in February 1870,[5] with promotion to major following in July 1872.[6] Holding the rank of lieutenant colonel by 1882, he was promoted to colonel in December 1882.[7] Barnes was appointed to the staff to command the Royal Artillery in Egypt in July 1884.[8] His command in Egypt was however short-lived, with Barnes falling ill from dysentery. He died on 28 September 1884, while being nursed at General Stephenson's Cairo house.[9] He was survived by his son, Henry, who also played first-class cricket.

References

  1. ↑ "No. 22136". The London Gazette. 6 May 1858. p. 2225.
  2. ↑ "First-Class Matches played by Christopher Barnes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Christopher Barnes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "No. 22621". The London Gazette. 29 April 1862. p. 2232.
  5. ↑ "No. 23600". The London Gazette. 22 March 1870. p. 1834.
  6. ↑ "No. 23876". The London Gazette. 16 July 1872. p. 3193.
  7. ↑ "No. 25191". The London Gazette. 23 January 1883. p. 399.
  8. ↑ "No. 25387". The London Gazette. 15 August 1884. p. 3679.
  9. ↑ County News. Essex Newsman. 4 October 1884. p. 2
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