Famous Cricketers No 62 - Ken Barrington

SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Other Surrey matches 2 4 0 165 111 41.25 1 - 3 Career 209 319 50 10024 186 37.26 21 50 234 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Other Surrey matches 46 8 131 5 3-48 26.20 - Career (6 ball) 569.1 96 1821 56 6-70 33.10 1 1959/60 - MCC in the West Indies Barrington made his first overseas tour for England to the West Indies with a “new” team captained by Peter May. Promoted to no 3, he scored his first Test century in Bridgetown. In the infamous Second Test at Port-of-Spain, spoilt by crowd riots, Barrington scored his second Test century followed by 49 in the second innings to assist England to win by 256 runs. It was in this series that excessive short pitched bowling by fast bowlers came to the fore and Barrington predicted that one day crash helmets would be worn by batsmen. The remaining Test Matches were drawn so England won the series with Barrington averaging 46.66. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 210. MCC v Windward Islands, Grenada, December 21, 22, 23 (MCC won by ten wickets) b T.Redhead 9 121 5.2 3 6 2 O.Jackson c R.Subba Row 89 F.O.Mason c G.Pullar did not bat - 39-0 - - - - 69 1 211. MCC v Barbados, Bridgetown, December 30, 31, January 1, 2 (Barbados won by ten wickets) b C.C.Griffith 79 238 17 2 58 1 S.M.Nurse b 533-5d lbw b E.de C.Weekes 79 352 - - - - 58-0 212. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Bridgetown, January 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12 (Match drawn) c F.C.M.Alexander b S.Ramadhin 128 482 18 3 60 1 C.C.Hunte c R.Swetman 563-8d did not bat - 71-0 213. MCC v Trinidad, Port-of-Spain, January 15, 16, 18, 19 (MCC won by six wickets) c A.Corneal b B.Peters 1 171-9d 7 1 17 0 301-9d 2 st M.Minshall b C.K.Singh 16 262-4 10.1 3 23 2 N.S.Asgarali c R.Illingworth 131-6d K.Furlonge st K.V.Andrew 214. MCC v Trinidad, Point-a-Pierre, January 21, 22, 23 (MCC won by ten wickets) c M.C.Carew b M.Aleong 8 337-9d 15 1 63 1 B.A.Davis b 166 1 not out 2 2-0 14.5 4 42 3 B.A.Davis c M.J.K.Smith 172 M.Olton c P.B.H.May O.Corbie lbw 215. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Queens Park Oval, Port-of-Spain, January 28, 29, 30, February 1, 2, 3 (England won by 256 runs) c F.C.M.Alexander b W.W.Hall 121 382 16 10 15 0 112 1 c F.C.M.Alexander b W.W.Hall 49 230-9d 25.5 13 34 2 C.K.Singh c and b 244 1 C.D.Watson c D.A.Allen 216. MCC v Jamaica, Melbourne Park, February 10, 11, 12, 13 (Match drawn) c V.R.Lumsden b A.L.Valentine 30 525-6d 9.5 0 44 2 L.C.Mullings lbw 374 1 C.D.Watson st K.V.Andrew 14 4 48 0 202-7 217. ENGLAND v WEST INDIES, Kingston, February 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23 (Match drawn) c F.C.M.Alexander b C.D.Watson 16 277 21 7 38 1 D.A.St J.McMorris b 353 lbw b J.S.Solomon 4 305 4 4 0 0 175-6 218. MCC v Leeward Islands, Antigua, February 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) lbw b E.Matthew 83 456-6d 24.4 4 56 1 H.Turner b 296 8 1 27 0 199-3 22