Woolf Barnato, the millionaire wicket-keeper This Bentley Boy also played first-class cricket, appearing as wicket-keeper with Surrey County Cricket Club
from 1928 to 1930.
MILLIONAIRE WICKET KEEPER
Captain Woolf Barnato,
was invited to play in a
Surrey County trial match,
keeping wicket while Mr. Fender,
the Surrey captain, was at batting
practice at the Oval nets.
Full Name: Joel Woolf Barnato
Born: September 27, 1895, Westminster, London
Died: July 27, 1948, Marylebone, London (aged 52 years 304 days)
Major Teams: Surrey
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Fielding position: Wicketkeeper
Education: Charterhouse; Cambridge University
Profile
Woolf Barnato was a remarkable allround sportsman who played six matches for Surrey as a wicketkeeper but who found fame as a racing driver. He had inherited a fortune at the age of two and that enabled him to pursue his sporting interests without the need to spend time working. The highlights of his motor-racing career were wins in the Le Mans 24-hour race in a Bentley in 1928, 1929 and 1930. He boxed as a heavyweight at university and also won medals for powerboat racing on the Thames.
