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William Barber (cricketer, born 1919)

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William Barber
Personal information
Full name
William Langan Frederick Barber
Born25 October 1919
Hackney, Middlesex, England
Died26 November 1989(1989-11-26) (aged 70)
Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 4
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s –/–
Top score 4
Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 March 2019

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

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  1. ^ "Player profile: William Barber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. ^ "No. 36791". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1944. p. 5191.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by William Barber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Surrey v Combined Services, 1946". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
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