Peter Barrett (3 June 1955 – 28 October 1983) was an English first-class

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er. Barrett was born at

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in June 1955. He made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Yorkshire in the

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. He made five further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Somerset in the

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. In his six matches, he scored 138 runs at an average of 12.54, with a high score of 26. He made his only List A one-day appearance against Essex in the

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. In this match, he scored 28 runs before being dismissed by Stuart Turner. Outside of

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, Barrett played club cricket for Lymington Cricket Club. He was killed on 28 October 1983 at the age of 28 at

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, when the moped he was riding hit a kerb and he was thrown off into the road.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barrett, Peter 1955 births 1983 deaths Cricketers from Winchester English cricketers Hampshire cricketers Road incident deaths in England