▁whose ▁batt ing ▁was ▁always ▁forth right , ▁but ▁became ▁suddenly ▁quite ▁prof ic ient ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁on wards . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁His ▁debut ▁in ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁was ▁sens ational . ▁P icked ▁for ▁Not ting ham shire ▁to ▁play ▁against ▁Mary le bone ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁( M CC ) ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁set - pie ce ▁season - open ers ▁at ▁Lord ' s ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁he ▁took ▁eight ▁w ick ets ▁for ▁ 9 1 ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁inn ings . ▁He ▁followed ▁that ▁with ▁five ▁for ▁ 5 8 ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁County ▁Championship ▁match . ▁And ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁season ▁he ▁had ▁am ass ed ▁ 1 1 5 ▁first - class ▁w ick ets ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 2 1 . 8 0 , ▁including ▁ 1 0 ▁instances ▁of ▁five ▁w ick ets ▁or ▁more ▁in ▁an ▁inn ings ▁and ▁three ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁or ▁more ▁in ▁a ▁match . ▁Again st ▁Le ic esters hire ▁at ▁Tr ent ▁Bridge ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁season , ▁he ▁took ▁eight ▁for ▁ 7 5 ▁in ▁an ▁inn ings , ▁impro ving ▁on ▁his ▁debut ▁figures . ▁ ▁Bar r att ▁then ▁lost ▁the ▁next ▁four ▁years ▁of ▁his ▁cr icket ▁career ▁to ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁when ▁it ▁res umed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁according ▁to ▁his ▁ob itu ary ▁in ▁Wis den ,