Charles Barry.

About Charles Barry

Charles David Barry was an Irish sportsman who played both cricket and tennis, and later became a barrister, who was active during the later half of the 19th century. As a tennis player 1879 he was a finalist at the very first Irish Lawn Tennis Championships in Dublin, Ireland and a quarter finalist in the singles and doubles events at the 1879 Wimbledon Championships. He was active from 1880 to 1920 and won 4 career titles. As a cricket player he played for the Ireland cricket team in a match against Zingari at Phoenix Park, Dublin. He served as captain of the Dublin University XI and played matches against Australia and an England XI.