Edward Ivo Medhurst Barrett, (22 June 1879 – 10 July 1950) was an English Army officer, cricketer and rugby union international. A right-handed batsman who was considered one of the finest and hardest hitters of his day, he played first-class cricket for Hampshire, mainly between 1896 and 1912, with additional matches in 1920 and 1925. Cricket career Born on 22 June 1879 in Churt, Surrey, England, Barrett played his earliest cricket at Cheltenham College. He made his debut for Hampshire in 1896 against Warwickshire, and also played against Essex and Leicestershire the same year. He played more matches in 1897 and 1898 before serving in the Second Boer War between 1899 and 1902 though he did return for a handful of matches in 1901. He returned to the Hampshire team in 1903, playing three matches that year, but by then his career with the police force was beginning to affect his availability for Hampshire, even more so when he was posted in the far east, where he played cricket for the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States and was eventually made Commissioner of the Shanghai Municipal Police, where he played 14 matches for their cricket team over the years, his last coming as late as 1927. In amongst his police career in the far east, he did still manage to play more for Hampshire, including a complete season in 1912, during which he also played for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), the Gentlemen of England, the South of England and the Rest of England. Following that season, he did not play again for Hampshire in 1920, when he again played a full season, and returned for one final match against Worcestershire in 1925. Rugby career Barrett was injured during the war, though this did not stop him from appearing for the England national rugby union team in 1903, playing one match against Scotland in the Four Nations. Military and disciplined service After officer training at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, Barrett was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Lancashire Fusiliers on 11 February 1899. He served with the 2nd Battalion of his regiment in the Second Boer War 1899–1902, including as part of the Ladysmith Relief Force, and was slightly wounded at the engagement at Venters Spruit on 20 January 1900, when he had to take the responsibility as lieutenant, promotion to the rank later confirmed to the same