Tom Barling Explained

Tom Barling
Fullname:Henry Thomas Barling
Birth Date:1 September 1906
Birth Place:Kensington, London
Death Place:Hastings, Sussex
Batting:Right-handed
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:391
Runs1:19,209
Bat Avg1:34.61
100S/50S1:34/99
Top Score1:269
Deliveries1:856
Wickets1:7
Bowl Avg1:78.57
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:3/46
Catches/Stumpings1:172/–
Source:https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27689/27689.html CricketArchive
Date:14 April
Year:2023

Henry Thomas Barling (1 September 1906 – 2 January 1993) was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, in a first-class career with Surrey lasting from 1927 to 1948, he scored 19209 runs at an average of 34.61, with 34 hundreds and a highest score of 269.

During World War II, he served in Coastal Command of the RAF. After retiring from first-class cricket, he was a coach at Harrow School from 1948 to 1966.

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