Eric Barber (cricketer)
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| Full name | Eric George Barber | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1915 Bishopsgate Green, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 3 April 1995 (aged 79) Coventry, Warwickshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1936 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 25 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eric George Barber (22 July 1915 – 30 April 1995[1]) was an English cricketer. Barber was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Bishopsgate Green, Warwickshire.
Barber made two first-class appearances for Warwickshire against Derbyshire and Leicestershire in the 1936 County Championship.[2] Against Derbyshire, Barber was dismissed for 13 in Warwickshire's first-innings by Leslie Townsend, with Warwickshire making 109 all out in response to Derbyshire's first-innings total of 318. Warwickshire were forced to follow-on in their second-innings, with Barber scoring 9 runs before he was again dismissed by Townsend. Warwickshire could only manage a total of 199, which gave Derbyshire victory by an innings and 10 runs.[3] Against Leicestershire, Barber was dismissed by Ewart Astill for 9 runs in Warwickshire's first-innings total of 266, made in response to Leicestershire's first-innings total of 288. Leicestershire made 102/5 in their second-innings, with the match ending in a draw.[4] These were his only major appearances for Warwickshire.
He died at Coventry, Warwickshire on 30 April 1995.
References
[edit]- ^ "Eric Barber". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Eric Barber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Derbyshire, 1936 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Leicestershire, 1936 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
External links
[edit]- Eric Barber at CricketArchive