Famous Cricketers No 62 - Ken Barrington

K.V.Andrew, K.R.W.Fletcher, J.M.Parks, P.J.Sharpe, G.St.A.Sobers and K.Taylor Results of Matches played The results of the 533 first-class matches in which Barrington played were:- Won Drawn Lost Total Test matches 31 37.8% 39 47.6% 12 14.6% 82 Championship Matches 129 42.6% 124 40.9% 50 16.5% 303 Surrey - Other Matches 21 35.6% 25 42.4% 13 22.0% 59 Players v Gentleman 5 71.4% 2 28.6% 7 Other First-Class Matches 34 41.5% 34 41.5% 14 17.0% 82 Total 220 41.3% 224 42.0% 89 16.7% 533 Number of Catches In the Who’s Who of Cricketers by Philip Bailey, Philip Thorn and Peter Wynne-Thomas published by Hamlyn in association with the A.C.S., the number of catches made by Barrington in his career is listed as 515, which was based on a Surrey total of 383. Since publication, it has been established the Surrey figure should be 382 and, therefore, the total first-class figure is adjusted to 514 which is the figure shown in this book. Barrington in One Day Matches Barrington played in the early seasons of the “Gillette Cup” which started in 1963. Surrey reached the Final in 1965 when they were soundly beaten by Yorkshire. 1963 Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 1. Surrey v Worcestershire, Worcester, May 22 (Worcestershire won by 114 runs) lbw b M.J.Horton 2 115 5 0 24 0 229-9 SEASON’S AVERAGES Batting and Fielding M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct Season 1 1 0 2 2 2.00 - - - Bowling O M R W BB Ave Season 5 0 24 0 - - 1964 Own Team O M R W Opp Ct Total Total 2. Surrey v Cheshire, Hoylake, May 6 (Surrey won by 62 runs) c K.F.Holding b A.L.Shillinglan 24 171-8 109 3. Surrey v Gloucestershire, Kennington Oval, May 27 (Surrey won by 46 runs) c D.A.Allen b D.R.Smith 49 268-6 222 4. Surrey v Middlesex, Kennington Oval, June 24 (Surrey won by 144 runs) lbw b E.A.Clark 39 236-8 122 5. Surrey v Sussex, Hove, June 29 (Sussex won by 90 runs) c E.R.Dexter b D.L.Bates 5 125 215-8 1 66