Barrie John Meyer R.I.P
15 September 2015
Barrie John Meyer
Born: 21 August 1932, Bournemouth, Hampshire
Died: September 2015 aged 83
It is with deep sadness that Gloucestershire Cricket announces the death of former player, Barrie Meyer. Barrie passed away at the weekend in South Africa.
Before he became a cricketer, Barrie started his sporting career as a footballer with Bristol Rovers. He scored 60 times for them in 139 league matches (including one in the famous 4-0 FA Cup victory against Manchester United in 1951). He also had spells with Plymouth, Newport County and Bristol City).
He signed for Gloucestershire in 1957 and was a regular in the county side for 15 seasons. On retiring, he immediately took up umpiring and, by his own admission, "was fairly useless for the first three years but somehow I stayed on."
He grew in stature and in the 1980s was one of the most respected officials. He stood in two World Cup finals (1979 and 1983) and umpired some memorable Tests, including Headingley in 1981.
The club sends its condolences to his family.
