David Barker (cricketer)

Philip David Barker (born 22 September 1951) is an English former cricketer and field hockey player. In cricket, Barker was a right-handed batsman who bowled both left-arm medium pace and slow left-arm orthodox. He was born in Edmonton, Middlesex.

Barker made his debut for Suffolk in the 1972 Minor Counties Championship against Buckinghamshire. In 1974, he made his only first-class appearance for Oxford University against Nottinghamshire.^[1] In this match, he scored 14 runs in the Oxford first-innings, before being dismissed by Bill Taylor. In their second-innings, he scored a single run before being dismissed by Barry Stead.^[2] He continued to play Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1972 to 1987, which included 63 Minor Counties Championship appearances^[3] and 6 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches.^[4] He made his List A debut against Derbyshire in the 1981 NatWest Trophy. He made 4 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Leicestershire in the 1988 NatWest Trophy.^[5] In his 5 List A matches, he scored 35 runs at an average of 7.00 with a high score of 14.^[6]

While studying at Oxford University, Barker played hockey for the university, for which he gained an Oxford Blue. He later played hockey for Suffolk, Eastern Counties and England (indoor international).