Gordon Barker

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.

Gordon Barker
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed batsman
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
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/-
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Bishop Auckland
1954–1959 Southend United 57 (9)
Chelmsford City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Barker passed 1000 runs in a season every year from 1955 to 1967 with a best of 1741 runs in 1960. 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. "Gordon Barker". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2019.


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