- John Barclay (cricketer)
John Robert Troutbeck Barclay (born
22 January 1954 ) was an Englishcricketer .John Barclay was born in
Bonn, Germany . He was educated at Eton and was an acclaimed schoolboy cricketer. He was honoured byThe Cricket Society and he made his first-class debut for Sussex, while still at school in 1970.He was an opening batsman who never got quite as many runs as he should have, though having an excellent technique and eye. He also bowled off-spin, dismissing
Ian Botham andViv Richards several times. He succeededArnold Long as the County Captain ofSussex CCC in 1981 and led the team to second place in the County Championship. He was rated as one of the best county captains around and he was tipped for the Test captaincy. He was forced to retire in 1986, due to a finger injury.After his playing career ended he became the Director of Cricket at the Friends of Arundel Castle Cricket Club, which he continues to this day, in tandem with the Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation. He has been a successful tour manager, as he took the England Under-19's, the England A's and also managed the England team for two tours. He briefly returned to management recently with the blind team, but he is now working for the MCC and running a charity for young cricketers and underprivileged children in
Arundel ,West Sussex . He holds a number of posts, such as President ofthe Cricket Society and the English Schools Cricket Association, Chairman of the Sussex Cricket Board and Chairman of Cricket forSussex CCC .External links
* [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/8984.html Cricinfo]
* [http://www.cricketarchive.com Cricket Archive]
* [http://www.cricketatarundelcastle.co.uk/pageBroker.aspx?page=contactsLeague The Friends of Arundel Castle Cricket Club]
* [http://cricketatarundelcastle.co.uk/documents/2006%20Report.pdf The Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation]
* [http://cricketsociety.com The Cricket Society]
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