Famous Cricketers No 62 - Ken Barrington

248. Surrey v Glamorgan, Kennington Oval, August 27, 29, 30 (Surrey won by an innings and 67 runs) b J.B.Evans 52 315-7d - - - - 101 1 1 0 4 0 137 249. MCC v Yorkshire, Scarborough, August 31, September 1, 2 (Match drawn) b M.J.Cowan 16 156-9d 2 2 0 0 196-9d 2 b R.Illingworth 22 127 - - - - 18-2 250. Players v Gentlemen, Scarborough, September 3, 5, 6 (Players won by 24 runs) b A.Hurd 71 350-9d 2 1 4 0 294 st J.Brown b A.Hurd 111 221 1 0 4 0 253 251. T.N.Pearce’s XI v South Africans, Scarborough, September 7, 8, 9 (South Africans won by four wickets) b N.A.T.Adcock 19 264 14 1 67 2 R.A.McLean c E.R.Dexter 304 C.Wesley b lbw b C.Wesley 27 231 15 0 94 2 C.Wesley c and b 192-6 1 R.A.McLean c E.R.Dexter 252. The Rest v Yorkshire, Kennington Oval, September 10, 12, 13 (Yorkshire won by 137 runs) c J.V.Wilson b F.S.Trueman 19 151 - - - - 295-9d c sub b M.J.Cowan 11 225 5 1 15 0 218-6d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 4 7 1 227 80 37.83 - 2 - Players v Gentlemen 2 3 0 214 111 71.33 1 1 2 Championship 19 32 5 1004 126 37.18 1 9 15 Other Surrey matches 3 5 3 319 82 159.50 - 4 2 Other matches 3 6 0 114 27 19.00 - - 3 Season 31 53 9 1878 126 42.68 2 16 22 Career 252 391 60 12732 186 38.46 26 70 263 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Test matches 3 1 5 0 - - - Players v Gentlemen 14 1 89 1 1-81 89.00 - Championship 100.2 16 317 1 1-52 317.00 - Other Surrey matches 37.2 8 123 1 1-47 123.00 - Other matches 36 4 176 4 2-67 44.00 - Season 190.4 30 710 7 2-67 101.42 - Career (6 ball) 997.3 190 3150 80 6-70 39.87 1 1960/61 - Commonwealth XI in South Africa A successful short tour to South Africa with a Commonwealth XI organised by R.A.Roberts and known as “The Cavaliers” played five matches and R.Benaud, the captain, taught Barrington how to bowl the “flipper”. Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 253. Commonwealth XI v Rhodesia, Police ‘A’ (Upper) Ground, Salisbury, September 17, 18, 19 (Commonwealth XI won by six wickets) c C.T.Defteros b D.C.Napier 31 155 12 1 37 1 D.J.L.Cornwall b 241 1 b G.B.Lawrence 66 139-4 - - - - 52 1 254. Commonwealth XI v Transvaal, Wanderers, Johannesburg, September 24, 26, 27 (Commonwealth XI won by ten wickets) c A.Bacher b K.A.Walter 7 429 - - - - 167 did not bat - 13-0 13 1 44 1 P.H.Kinsley lbw 274 255. Commonwealth XI v Natal, Kingsmead, Durban, October 1, 2, 3 (Commonwealth XI won by 86 runs) c D.J.McGlew b G.M.Griffin 4 180 - - - - 135 b J.M.Cole 7 357 10 1 32 0 316 25