Barlow Carkeek

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Barlow Carkeek Australia (AUS)

Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling type	-
	Tests	First-class
Matches	6	95
Runs scored	16	1388
Batting average	5.33	12.17
100s/50s	0/0	0/2
Top score	6*	68
Balls bowled	0	0
Wickets	0	0
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	6/0	114/46
Test debut: 27 May 1912 Last Test: 19 August 1912 Source: [1]

William Carkeek, born October 17, 1878, at Walhalla, Victoria, and died February 20, 1937, at Prahran, Victoria, was a cricketer who played for Victoria and Australia.

Principally played as a wicketkeeper, Carkeek was also a left-hand bat whose obduracy earned him the nickname "Barlow" after the notoriously defensive England and Lancashire opener Dick Barlow. He played for Victoria for 10 years from 1903-04, and was rated as steady rather than spectacular.

He toured England in 1909 as the second wicketkeeper to Sammy Carter and came back in 1912 as first choice on the tour that was blighted by the dispute between Australia's leading Test players and the Australian Board of Control. It was on this tour that he played his six Test matches, three each against England and South Africa in the Triangular Tournament. He scored only 16 runs and took just six catches.

A blacksmith by trade, Carkeek also played top-class Australian rules football for Essendon in the Victorian Football League.