Ernest Barkley Raikes (18 November 1863 – 7 December 1931) was an English first-class

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er and a legal advocate based in

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between 1889 and 1914. While in India he played

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for the

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and

Life and career

Raikes was born at Carleton Forehoe in

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in November 1863 to the Reverend Francis Raikes and his wife, Martha Barkley. He was educated at Haileybury, before going up to Keble College, Oxford. He studied classics at Oxford, graduating in 1887, before being called to the bar at the

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in 1888. He practiced law in

, where he worked as an advocate at the Bombay High Court from 1889–1914. Raikes served on the staff of

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during his tenure as Governor of Bombay. While in

, he made his debut in

for the

against the

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in the 1892–93 Bombay Presidency. He made seven further first-class appearances for the Europeans, all against the Parsees, with his last appearance coming in the 1900–01 Bombay Presidency. In addition to playing for the Europeans, he also featured once for

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against Lord Hawke's XI touring team in 1892–93. A slow bowler, Raikes took 46 wickets for the Europeans at an

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of 9.08, with best figures of 8 for 22. These figures, one of three

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s he took in first-class cricket, came against the Parsees at Poona in September 1894. He was present in England in the summer of 1897, when he played

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for

, making eight appearances in the Minor Counties Championship, later making two appearances in 1901 and a further appearance in 1909. He married Hilda Barkley in October 1899, with the couple having two sons and two daughters. Their eldest son,

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, was a first-class cricketer. In later life, he served as the county secretary to the Norfolk branch of the

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, for services to which he was made an OBE in the

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. He died in December 1931 at Ham Common, Surrey. His brother,

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, was a first-class cricketer and international

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Raikes, Ernest 1863 births 1931 deaths People from Kimberley, Norfolk People educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College Alumni of Keble College, Oxford English cricketers Europeans cricketers Mumbai cricketers Norfolk cricketers 19th-century King's Counsel 20th-century King's Counsel Members of the Order of the British Empire