Famous Cricketers No 62 - Ken Barrington

97. Surrey v Nottinghamshire, Kennington Oval, August 4, (6), 7 (Match drawn) c A.K.Walker b A.Jepson 0 87 244-9d not out 63 107-4 98. Surrey v Essex, Clacton-on-Sea, August 8, 9, 10 (Surrey won by five wickets) c B.Taylor b J.A.Bailey 11 310-9d 193 lbw b R.Smith 4 61-5 176 99. Surrey v Middlesex, Kennington Oval, August 11, 13, 14 (Surrey won by seven wickets) c D.C.S.Compton b J.J.Warr 47 176-9d 69 1 b W.J.Edrich 17 84-3 188 100. Surrey v Sussex, Kennington Oval, August 15, 16, 17 (Surrey won by seven wickets) lbw b K.G.Suttle 19 196 175 1 c R.T.Webb b R.G.Marlar 2 104-3 124 1 101. Surrey v Middlesex, Lord’s, August 18, 20, 21 (Surrey won by 71 runs) c D.C.S.Compton b J.A.Young 15 113 63 2 c G.P.S.Delisle b J.A.Young 1 158-9d 137 102. Surrey v Derbyshire, Derby, August 22, 23, 24 (Match drawn) lbw b D.Hall 0 197 210 not out 10 154-3d 85-4 103. Surrey v Warwickshire, Edgbaston, August 25, (27), 28 (Match drawn) not out 22 181-3d 126 36-1 104. Surrey v Lancashire, Kennington Oval, August 29, (30), (31) (Match drawn) c J.Jordan b M.J.Hilton 26 96 42-0 105. Surrey v Worcestershire, Worcester, September 1, 3, 4 (Match drawn) c and b R.Berry 42 218 157 17-0 106. Surrey v The Rest, Kennington Oval, September 8, (10), 11 (The Rest won by 128 runs) b F.S.Trueman 4 71 192 2 c T.W.Graveney b M.J.Hilton 21 72 79-3d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Championship 23 41 6 1051 109* 30.05 2 4 17 Other Surrey matches 7 11 3 199 59 24.87 - 1 3 Other matches 1 2 1 73 62* 73.00 - 1 - Season 31 54 10 1323 109* 30.06 2 6 20 Career 106 165 24 4571 135* 32.41 7 24 67 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Championship 17.3 2 72 0 - - - Other Surrey matches 12 1 39 2 2-38 19.50 - Season 29.3 3 111 2 2-38 55.50 - Career (6 ball) 101.1 14 428 12 6-70 35.66 1 1957 Barrington had a much better season in Surrey’s Championship winning side scoring over 1600 runs at an average of nearly 40, including 103 against the full West Indies attack. Following the retirement of Surridge, he moved to fielding in the slips and took 64 catches in the season which with M.J.Stewart catching 77 and G.A.R.Lock 63 emphasied the high standard of close fielding during the Surrey winning run. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 107. Surrey v Cambridge University, Fenner's, April 27, 29 (Surrey won by ten wickets) b C.S.Smith 16 240 140 1 did not bat - 7-0 104 2 14