William Barber (cricketer, born 1919) explained

Country:England
Fullname:William Langan Frederick Barber
Birth Date:25 October 1919
Birth Place:Hackney, Middlesex, England
Death Place:Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex, England
Batting:Right-handed
Role:Wicket-keeper
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:1
Runs1:4
Bat Avg1:4.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:4
Hidedeliveries:true
Catches/Stumpings1:3/–
Date:8 March
Year:2019
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/9521.html Cricinfo

William Langan Frederick Barber (25 November 1919 – 26 November 1989) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.

Barber was born at Hackney. During the Second World War he played minor matches for Middlesex in 1940,[1] before enlisting in the Royal Fusiliers as a second lieutenant in July 1944. He played one first-class cricket match for the Combined Services cricket team against Surrey at The Oval in 1946.[2] Batting twice in the match, Barber was dismissed for 4 runs by Jim Laker in the Combined Services first-innings, while in their second-innings he ended not out without scoring in their innings total of 125 all out.[3] Playing as the team wicket-keeper, Barber took three catches from behind the stumps.[3]

He died at Middleton-on-Sea in November 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: William Barber . CricketArchive . 2019-03-08 . subscription.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by William Barber . CricketArchive . 2019-03-08 . subscription.
  3. Web site: Surrey v Combined Services, 1946 . CricketArchive . 2019-03-08 . subscription.