Sydney Barnes
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| Full name | Sydney Francis Barnes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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19 April 1873 Smethwick, Staffordshire, England |
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| Died | 26 December 1967 (aged 94) Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, England |
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| Nickname | Barney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting style | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling style | Right arm fast-medium and leg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Test debut (cap 129) | 13 December 1901 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Test | 18 February 1914 v South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1894–1896 | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1899–1903 | Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1927–1930 | Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1929 | Minor Counties | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 12 June 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sydney Francis Barnes (19 April 1873 – 26 December 1967) was an English professional cricketer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest ever bowlers. He was right-handed and bowled at a pace that varied from medium to fast-medium with the ability to make the ball both swing and break from off or leg.
Barnes was unusual in that, despite a very long career as a top-class player, he spent little more than two seasons in first-class cricket, representing Warwickshire and Lancashire. Instead, he preferred league and minor counties cricket for mostly professional reasons. He played for several clubs in the Lancashire, North Staffordshire, Bradford and Central Lancashire leagues between 1895 and 1934. In addition, he had two phases playing for Staffordshire in the Minor Counties Championship. In Test cricket, Barnes played for England in 27 matches from 1901 to 1914, taking 189 wickets at 16.43, one of the lowest Test bowling averages ever achieved. In 1911–12, he helped England to win the Ashes when he took 34 wickets in the series against Australia. In 1913–14, his final Test series, he took a world series record 49 wickets against South Africa.
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