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⚫ '''Andrew Nicholas Barlow''' (3 July 1899 – 13 July 1961) was an ].<ref name=Cricinfo/>
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⚫ '''Andrew Nicholas Barlow''' (3 July 1899 – 13 July 1961) was a ].


Barlow was born at ]. During ], he volunteered for service in the ] in September 1916 at the age of 17 years and 2 months. Enlisting in Melbourne, he embarked for overseas in October 1916 and served with the ]. He returned to Australia in December 1918.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=13634 |title=Andrew Nicholas Barlow |website=The AIF Project |accessdate=12 December 2020}}</ref> <!--What did he do before he umped the Test matches? --> In his junior years, Barlow played cricket as a wicketkeeper for Newport, but war injuries including the partial loss of a thumb prevented him from returning to the game as a player after the war. His umpiring career began in 1922–23, in the Victorian Junior Cricket Association. In 1927–28 he began umpiring second XI matches for the Victorian Cricket Association before stepping up to first XI matches and interstate games the next season.<ref name=sportingglobe>{{cite news |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/182553811?searchTerm=Andrew%20Nicholas%20Barlow%20umpire |title=Umpire Barlow a Fearless Man Whom No Crowd Can Ruffle |newspaper=Sporting Globe |date=23 December 1931 |via=] |accessdate=12 December 2020}}</ref>
Barlow was born at ]. He enlisted in the ] in 1916 at the age of 17 years and 2 months.<!--So how long did he serve. What did he do before he umped the Test matches? -->


Barlow umpired eleven ] between 1931 and 1951. His first match, at the age of 31, was between ] and the ] at the ] on 13 February to 14 January 1931, Australia taking just two days to win by an innings, with ] scoring 152 and ] taking 11 wickets. Barlow's partner in this match, ], was standing in his only Test match. Barlow umpired eleven ] between 1931 and 1951.<ref name=Cricinfo>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/player/4467.html |title=Andrew Barlow |website=ESPNCricInfo |accessdate=12 December 2020}}</ref> His first match, at the age of 31, was between ] and the ] at the ] on 13 February to 14 January 1931. This game resulted in Australia taking just two days to win by an innings, with ] scoring 152 and ] taking 11 wickets.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-australia-1930-31-61904/australia-vs-west-indies-4th-test-62588/full-scorecard |title=Scorecard: 4th Test, Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 13–14 Feb 1931 |website=ESPNCricInfo |accessdate=24 December 2020}}</ref> Barlow's partner in this match, Joseph Richards, was standing in his only Test match.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/7520.html?class=1;template=results;type=official |title=StatsGuru: Umpire and referee records – Joseph Richards |website=ESPNCricInfo |accessdate=24 December 2020}}</ref>


Barlow did not umpire another Test match until the series against ] in the 1947/48 season, when he stood in four Test matches. He stood in four matches against ]'s ] team in 1950/51. He finished his career as he began it, in a match against the West Indies, at ] on 30 November to 5 December 1951. He died at ]. Barlow did not umpire another Test match until the series against ] in the 1947/48 season, when he stood in four Test matches. He stood in four matches against ]'s ] team in 1950/51. He finished his career as he began it, in a match against the West Indies, at ] on 30 November to 5 December 1951.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/player/4467.html?class=1;host=2;template=results;type=official;view=match |title=StatsGuru: Umpire and referee records – Andrew Barlow |website=ESPNCricInfo |accessdate=24 December 2020}}</ref>

In addition to umpiring in Tests, he also umpired 86 first class cricket games,<ref>{{cite book |last=Mallett |first=Ashley |title=Bradman's Band |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=2qp8up_fm7YC&dq=Andrew+Barlow+cricket+umpire&pg=PA67|year=2000 |publisher=University of Queensland Press |isbn=9780702231414 |pages=86–87}}</ref> and AFL matches in Victoria.<ref name=sportingglobe/> He died at ],<ref name=Cricinfo/> aged 62.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-684514549/view?sectionId=nla.obj-700375543&partId=nla.obj-684576957#page/n25/mode/1up |title=Some of the people |newspaper=The Bulletin and The Observer |date=22 July 1961|volume=82 |issue=4249 |page=26 |accessdate=12 December 2020 |via=Trove }}</ref>


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For other people named Andrew Barlow, see Andrew Barlow (disambiguation). Australian cricket umpire

Andrew Nicholas Barlow (3 July 1899 – 13 July 1961) was an Australian Test cricket umpire.

Barlow was born at Newport, Victoria. During World War I, he volunteered for service in the Australian Imperial Force in September 1916 at the age of 17 years and 2 months. Enlisting in Melbourne, he embarked for overseas in October 1916 and served with the 6th Battalion. He returned to Australia in December 1918. In his junior years, Barlow played cricket as a wicketkeeper for Newport, but war injuries including the partial loss of a thumb prevented him from returning to the game as a player after the war. His umpiring career began in 1922–23, in the Victorian Junior Cricket Association. In 1927–28 he began umpiring second XI matches for the Victorian Cricket Association before stepping up to first XI matches and interstate games the next season.

Barlow umpired eleven Test matches between 1931 and 1951. His first match, at the age of 31, was between Australia and the West Indies at the Melbourne on 13 February to 14 January 1931. This game resulted in Australia taking just two days to win by an innings, with Don Bradman scoring 152 and Bert Ironmonger taking 11 wickets. Barlow's partner in this match, Joseph Richards, was standing in his only Test match.

Barlow did not umpire another Test match until the series against India in the 1947/48 season, when he stood in four Test matches. He stood in four matches against Freddie Brown's English team in 1950/51. He finished his career as he began it, in a match against the West Indies, at Sydney on 30 November to 5 December 1951.

In addition to umpiring in Tests, he also umpired 86 first class cricket games, and AFL matches in Victoria. He died at Melbourne, Victoria, aged 62.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Andrew Barlow". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  2. "Andrew Nicholas Barlow". The AIF Project. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Umpire Barlow a Fearless Man Whom No Crowd Can Ruffle". Sporting Globe. 23 December 1931. Retrieved 12 December 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Scorecard: 4th Test, Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 13–14 Feb 1931". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  5. "StatsGuru: Umpire and referee records – Joseph Richards". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  6. "StatsGuru: Umpire and referee records – Andrew Barlow". ESPNCricInfo. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  7. Mallett, Ashley (2000). Bradman's Band. University of Queensland Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 9780702231414.
  8. "Some of the people". The Bulletin and The Observer. Vol. 82, no. 4249. 22 July 1961. p. 26. Retrieved 12 December 2020 – via Trove.

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