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Gordon Barker

Personal information

Born

6 July 1931

Died

10 February 2006(2006-02-10) (aged 74)

Batting

Right-handed

Bowling

Right-arm medium

Career statistics

Competition	First-class	List A
Matches	451	56
Runs scored	22,288	1,436
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	–
Best bowling	2/34	–
Catches/stumpings	236/–	14/–

Source: CricketArchive, 12 April 2023

Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bishop Auckland
1954–1959	Southend United	57	(9)
	Chelmsford City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 1,000 runs in a season every year from 1955 to 1967 with a best of 1,741 runs in 1960. He finished his career with 21,893 runs for Essex.

Football career

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

References

"Batting by Season Statistics". CricketArchive. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
"Gordon Barker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

External links

Gordon Barker at ESPNcricinfo

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