Horatio Barber (cricketer)

Horatio William Barber (27 February 1843 – 27 April 1869) was an English cricketer.[1] He was born in Broughton, near Manchester, and began to play local cricket with his hometown club in 1861. During the 1863 season, Barber played several matches for Cheshire. He also represented the Gentlemen of Manchester and the Gentlemen of Lancashire occasionally.[2]

Horatio Barber
Personal information
Full name
Horatio William Barber
Born(1843-02-27)27 February 1843
Broughton, England
Died27 April 1869(1869-04-27) (aged 26)
St Leonards-on-Sea, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1866–1867Lancashire
First-class debut23 August 1866 Lancashire v Surrey
Last First-class26 August 1867 North of England v Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 5
Runs scored 69
Batting average 6.90
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 20
Balls bowled 0
Wickets 0
Bowling average 0.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling n/a
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: CricketArchive, 4 May 2011

Barber subsequently joined Lancashire and made his first-class debut in the match against Surrey in August 1866, scoring 4 in each innings. He played two more County matches for Lancashire the following season, against Yorkshire and Surrey, and was also selected to represent the Gentlemen of the North in July 1967. Barber appeared in his final first-class match the following month, playing for the North of England against Nottinghamshire.[3] In the match, he achieved his highest first-class score of 20, before being bowled by George Wootton.[4]

References
  1. "Horatio Barber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  2. "Teams Horatio Barber played for". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  3. "First-Class Matches played by Horatio Barber". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  4. "Nottinghamshire v North in 1867". CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
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