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| Personal details | |
| Born |
25 October 1919 Hackney, Middlesex, England |
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26 November 1989 (aged 70) Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex, England |
William Langan Frederick Barber (25 November 1919 – 26 November 1989) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
Barber was born at Hackney. During the Second World War he played minor matches for Middlesex in 1940,[1] before enlisting in the Royal Fusiliers as a second lieutenant in July 1944.[2] He played one first-class cricket match for the Combined Services cricket team against Surrey at The Oval in 1946.[3] Batting twice in the match, Barber was dismissed for 4 runs by Jim Laker in the Combined Services first-innings, while in their second-innings he ended not out without scoring in their innings total of 125 all out.[4] Playing as the team wicket-keeper, Barber took three catches from behind the stumps.[4]
He died at Middleton-on-Sea in November 1989.
References[]
- ↑ "Player profile: William Barber". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27672/27672.html. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ↑ "No. 36791". 10 November 1944. p. 5191. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36791/supplement/5191
- ↑ "First-Class Matches played by William Barber". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27672/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Surrey v Combined Services, 1946". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/17/17766.html. Retrieved 2019-03-08.
External links[]
- Player profile: W from ESPNcricinfo
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