Ken Barrington

Infobox Historic Cricketer


nationality = English
country = England
country abbrev = Eng
name = Ken Barrington
picture = Cricket_no_pic.pngbatting style = Right-handed batsman (RHB)
bowling style = Leg break
tests = 82
test runs = 6806
test bat avg = 58.67
test 100s/50s = 20/35
test top score = 256
test balls = 2715
test wickets = 29
test bowl avg = 44.82
test 5s = 0
test 10s = 0
test best bowling = 3/4
test catches/stumpings = 58/0
FCs = 533
FC runs = 31714
FC bat avg = 45.63
FC 100s/50s = 76/170
FC top score = 256
FC balls = 8905
FC wickets = 273
FC bowl avg = 32.61
FC 5s = 8
FC 10s = 0
FC best bowling = 7/40
FC catches/stumpings = 514/0
debut date = 9 June
debut year = 1955
last date = 30 July
last year = 1968
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9014.html CricInfo

Kenneth Frank Barrington, generally known as Ken or Kenny, was an English cricketer who played for the English Test team and Surrey County Cricket Club. He was a right-handed batsman and an occasional leg break bowler. He was born in Reading, Berkshire on 24 November 1930 and died of a heart attack in Barbados on 14 March 1981, whilst helping England. Sir Ian Botham was present.

Domestic career

Barrington began his first class career with Surrey in 1953 and retired due to health problems in 1968. He scored 1,000 runs in a season twelve times and reached 2,000 runs three times. He made seventy six first class centuries, with a highest score of 256 (which he made in a Test match against Australia at Old Trafford in 1964) and a total of 31,714 first class runs at an average of 45.63. He also took 273 first class wickets at an average of 32.61.

International career

Barrington's Test career ran from 1955 to 1968. He played 82 matches and scored 6,806 runs at an average of 58.67, which was notably better than his overall first class average, and his average in 23 Tests against Australia was better still, at 63.96. However, he was an accumulator rather than an aggressive strokemaker, and he was sometimes accused of playing excessively slowly, on one occasion being dropped immediately after scoring a century. He finished his career with 20 Test centuries.

Later career

After the end of his playing career Ken Barrington became a Test selector and a manager of English touring teams. He died suddenly of a heart attack during England's tour to the West Indies in 1980-81.

Career honours

* Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1960
* Walter Lawrence Trophy 1966

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