William Barber (cricketer, born 1919)
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Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex, England
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| Full name | William Langan Frederick Barber | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1919 Hackney, Middlesex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 November 1989 (aged 70) Middleton-on-Sea, Sussex, England | ||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 8 March 2019 | |||||||||||||||
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.[2] He played one first-class cricket match for the Combined Services cricket team against Surrey at The Oval in 1946.[3] 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.[4] Playing as the team wicket-keeper, Barber took three catches from behind the stumps.[4]
He died at Middleton-on-Sea in November 1989.
