Famous Cricketers No 62 - Ken Barrington

58. Surrey v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 20, 22, 23 (Surrey won by nine wickets) b A.E.Moss 51 282 198 1 did not bat - 32-1 115 1 59. Surrey v Sussex, Kennington Oval, August 24, 25, 26 (Surrey won by an innings and 8 runs) c D.V.Smith b J.M.Parks 39 343-9d 245 90 60. Surrey v Hampshire, Bournemouth, August 27, 29, 30 (Hampshire won by 129 runs) b D.Shackleton 19 245 368-7d c M.D.Burden b J.R.Gray 12 174 180-7d 61. Surrey v Derbyshire, Kennington Oval, August 31, September 1 (Surrey won by eight wickets) c G.O.Dawkes b C.Gladwin 1 101 103 c D.B.Carr b D.Hall 50 133-2 130 1 62. South v North, Torquay, September 3, 5, 6 (South won by 109 runs) c K.V.Andrew b R.Tattersall 25 431 5 0 42 1 K.V.Andrew c F.J.Titmus 435-9d 2 st K.V.Andrew b J.E.Walsh 52 335-9d 15.4 0 70 6 D.Brookes c and b 222 1 M.J.Horton c F.J.Titmus V.E.Jackson lbw J.E.Walsh c R.E.Marshall K.V.Andrew b C.Gladwin c W.E.Jones 63. Surrey v The Rest, Kennington Oval, September 10, 12, 13, 14 (The Rest won by two wickets) c J.V.Wilson b T.E.Bailey 13 165 299 1 b F.S.Trueman 0 297 164-8 1 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 2 3 0 52 34 17.33 - - - Players v Gentlemen 1 2 0 3 2 1.50 - 1 3 Championship 25 38 6 1262 135* 39.43 2 7 10 Other Surrey matches 5 8 1 156 66 22.28 - 1 5 Other matches 2 4 0 107 52 26.75 - 1 3 Season 35 55 7 1580 135* 32.91 2 9 21 Career 63 94 12 2662 135* 32.46 5 13 41 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Championship 6.5 0 42 0 - - - Other Surrey matches 7 0 31 0 - - - Other matches 20.4 0 112 7 6-70 16.00 1 Season 34.3 0 185 7 6-70 26.42 1 Career (6 ball) 47.3 2 248 8 6-70 31.00 1 1955/56 - MCC A in Pakistan The MCC “A” Team to Pakistan was his first overseas tour that went sour after a childish prank upset a Pakistani umpire one evening in the hotel and this episode nearly led to an international incident. Despite averaging nearly 40 with the bat, it was an unhappy tour relieved only by the sense of humour of several of the players, notably Ken Barrington. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 64. MCC A v Karachi C.A., Karachi, December 26, 27, 28 (Match drawn) not out 70 323-5d 4 1 15 0 204 not out 4 156-3 6 0 23 0 182-4 65. MCC A v Sind C.A., Hyderabad, January 6, (7), (8) (Match drawn) b Mohammad Munaf 66 336 2-2 66. MCC A v Amir of Bahawalpur’s XI, Bahawalpur, January 11, 12, 13 (MCC A won by an innings and 64 runs) run out 18 277 - - - - 137 1 0 3 1 Ismail Ibrahim c G.A.R.Lock 76 11