Ivan Barrow

Ivanhoe Mordecai Barrow (6 January 1911 – 2 April 1979) was a Jamaican cricketer who played 11 Tests for the West Indies.

Ivan Barrow
Personal information
Full nameIvanhoe Mordecai Barrow
Born(1911-01-06)6 January 1911
Morant Bay, Jamaica
Died2 April 1979(1979-04-02) (aged 68)
Kingston, Jamaica
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut3 April 1930 v England
Last Test24 June 1939 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1928–1946Jamaica
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 11 68
Runs scored 276 2,551
Batting average 16.23 23.84
100s/50s 1/0 3/10
Top score 105 169
Balls bowled 0 54
Wickets – 0
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – 0
10 wickets in match – 0
Best bowling – 0/14
Catches/stumpings 17/5 73/27
Source: CricketArchive, 10 February 2011

Barrow was born to Hyam and Mamie Barrow, two Sephardic Jews on 6 January 1911, a twin to Frank Norton Barrow. He attended Wolmer's Schools.

A wicket-keeper and opening batsman, he was the first West Indian to score a century in a Test match in England, which he did at Old Trafford in 1933.[1] He also toured Australia and New Zealand during the 1930–31 season, and England again in 1939. In Adelaide in 1930, he became the first batsman to be dismissed by Don Bradman in Test cricket. Bradman took only one other Test wicket, that of Wally Hammond in 1933.[2]

Barrow was one of the most notable Jews in Jamaica, and as of 2010 was the only Jewish cricketer to have scored a century in a Test.[3] He died in Kingston in 1979.

References
  1. cricinfo.com. "Ivan Barrow Player Profile". Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  2. "Sir Donald Bradman". Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  3. Melvyn Barnett (2010). "A history of Jewish first-class cricketers" – Maccabi Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
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