| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | Thomas Barnes |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1849 |
| Birth Place: | Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Death Place: | Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm medium |
| Family: | Billy Barnes (brother) James Barnes (nephew) |
| Club1: | Nottinghamshire |
| Year1: | 1872 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 6 |
| Runs1: | 70 |
| Bat Avg1: | 8.75 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 33 |
| Deliveries1: | 24 |
| Wickets1: | 2 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 11.50 |
| Fivefor1: | – |
| Tenfor1: | – |
| Best Bowling1: | 2/23 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 2/– |
| Date: | 21 May |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9555.html Cricinfo |
Thomas Barnes (11 May 1849 – 22 September 1873) was an English cricketer. Barnes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
Barnes made his first-class debut for Richard Daft's XI against the United North of England Eleven at the Recreation Ground, Holbeck.[1] He later made his debut for Nottinghamshire in first-class cricket against Surrey at Trent Bridge in 1872. He played four further first-class matches for the county, all of which came in 1872, with his final appearance coming against Gloucestershire at Clifton College.[1] In his total of five first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, he scored a total of 65 runs at an average of 10.83, with a high score of 33.[2] With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 11.50, with best figures of 2/23.[3]
A year after playing for Nottinghamshire, Barnes died from typhoid, at the town of his birth on 22 September.[4] His brother, Billy, played Test cricket for England, while his nephew, James Barnes, also played first-class cricket.