Famous Cricketers No 62 - Ken Barrington

20 9 25 4 E.V.Chatterton b 130 C.Weinstein lbw R.Dumbrill c P.H.Parfitt D.Mackay-Coghill c J.T.Murray 404. MCC v N.E.Transvaal, Pretoria, December 18, 19, 21 (MCC won by an innings and 11 runs) c I.W.Baynard b G.G.Hall 45 350 - - - - 204 1 0 1 0 135 2 405. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, December 23, 24, 26, 28, 29 (Match drawn) c R.G.Pollock b P.M.Pollock 121 531 4 0 29 0 317 - - - - 336-6 406. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Cape Town, January 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 (Match drawn) c D.T.Lindsay b P.M.Pollock 49 442 - - - - 501-7d not out 14 15-0 3.1 1 4 3 D.T.Lindsay b 346 P.M.Pollock lbw G.G.Hall b 407. MCC v Orange Free State, Bloemfontein, January 15, 16, 18 (MCC won by seven wickets) c C.Richardson b M.J.Macauley 3 199-7d 170 1 not out 34 143-3 171-9d 1 408. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Johannesburg, January 22, 23, 25, 26, 27 (Match drawn) c J.H.B.Waite b E.J.Barlow 93 384 390-6d c H.D.Bromfield b A.H.McKinnon 11 153-6 307-3d 409. MCC v Griqualand West, De Beers Stadium, Kimberley, January 29, 30, February 1 (MCC won by ten wickets) c R.Scurr b B.Burrow 10 226 18 5 29 2 W.Symcox b 140 T.Heale c E.R.Dexter did not bat - 24-0 12.5 5 40 7 A.McLachlan c M.J.K.Smith 107 T.Heale c M.J.Brearley A.McNamara b B.Burrow st J.T.Murray D.Lee c P.H.Parfitt R.Scurr lbw E.Engelsman c R.N.S.Hobbs 410. ENGLAND v SOUTH AFRICA, Port Elizabeth, February 12, 13, 15, 16, 17 (Match drawn) c P.L.Van der Merwe b T.L.Goddard 72 435 502 2 did not bat - 29-1 178-4d SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Test matches 5 7 2 508 148 101.60 2 2 3 Other matches 8 11 3 620 169* 77.50 2 2 4 Season 13 18 5 1128 169* 86.76 4 4 7 Career 410 641 105 24827 256 46.31 58 136 397 Bowling O M R W BB Ave 5i Test matches 7.1 1 33 3 3-4 11.00 - Other matches 66 22 141 21 7-40 6.71 2 Season 73.1 23 174 24 7-40 7.25 2 Career (6 ball) 1778.1 364 } 6171 180 7-40 34.28 4 Career (8 ball) 121.2 17 1965 A slow start to the season found Barrington scoring only 177 runs in his first 12 first-class innings. Being out of form there was a powerful argument to omit him from the England team. However, he was picked for the first match against New Zealand at Edgbaston and scored a slow century. 39