Gordon Barker

This article is about the English cricketer. For the New Zealand international football (soccer) player, see Gordon Barker (footballer).

Gordon Barker

Personal information
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
International information
National side	English
Career statistics
Competition	First-class	List A
Matches	451	56
Runs scored	22288	1436
Batting average	29.21	30.55
100s/50s	30/116	0/8
Top score	181*	87*
Balls bowled	439	66
Wickets	5	0
Bowling average	40.00	-
5 wickets in innings	0	-
10 wickets in match	0	N/A
Best bowling	2-34	0-64
Catches/stumpings	236/0	14/-
Source: Cricket Archive,

Gordon Barker (6 July 1931 – 10 February 2006) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Essex. Born in Yorkshire, Barker was a right-handed opening batsman and made his Essex debut in 1954 against the touring Canadians, scoring a century.

Barker passed 1000 runs in a season every year from 1955 to 1967 with a best of 1741 runs in 1960.[1] He finished his career with 21893 runs for Essex.

Football career

Barker also played professional football, and made 57 league appearances for Southend United between 1954 and 1959.^[1]

References

1. ^ "SOUTHEND UNITED : 1946/47 - 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/southend/southend.htm. Retrieved 9 April 2009. 

External links

• Cricinfo profile

Persondata
Name	Barker, Gordon
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	6 July 1931
Place of birth
Date of death	10 February 2006
Place of death