William Barber (cricketer, born 1919)

William Barber

Personal information
Full name	William Langan Frederick Barber
Born	25 October 1919 Hackney, Middlesex, England
Died	26 November 1989(1989-11-26) (aged 70) Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex, England
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Wicket-keeper
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 4 Batting average 4.00 100s/50s –/– Top score 4 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 March 2019

William Langan Frederick Barber (25 November 1919 – 26 November 1989) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Barber was born at Hackney. During the Second World War he played minor matches for Middlesex in 1940,[1] before enlisting in the Royal Fusiliers as a second lieutenant in July 1944.[2] He played one first-class cricket match for the Combined Services cricket team against Surrey at The Oval in 1946.[3] Batting twice in the match, Barber was dismissed for 4 runs by Jim Laker in the Combined Services first-innings, while in their second-innings he ended not out without scoring in their innings total of 125 all out.[4] Playing as the team wicket-keeper, Barber took three catches from behind the stumps.[4]

He died at Middleton-on-Sea in November 1989.

References

1. "Player profile: William Barber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
2. "No. 36791". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1944. p. 5191.
3. "First-Class Matches played by William Barber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
4. "Surrey v Combined Services, 1946". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2019.

External links

• William Barber at ESPNcricinfo