Peter Barrett played from Lymington from the age of 15 (after the establishment of the NJCCA but before the start of NFJCAcolts leagues) and was just establishing himself at Hampshire when tragedy struck. He made his first-class debut for Hampshire against Yorkshire in the 1975 County Championship. He made five further first-class appearances, the last of which came against Somerset in the 1976 County Championship. In his six matches, he scored 138 runs at an average of 12.54, with a high score of 26. He made his only List A appearance against Essex in the 1976 John Player League.
He was also a member of the Lymington side that played their first ever Hampshire Cricket League game in May 1973 - and scored 103! Barrett was tragically killed in a motorbike accident at Everton in 1983, at the age of just 28.