Roy Barker (cricketer)

Antony Royston Paul Barker (30 May 1947 20 April 2020) was a cricketer who played 27 first-class and four List A matches for Worcestershire in the late 1960s.[1]

Roy Barker
Personal information
Full name
Antony Royston Paul Barker
Born(1947-05-30)30 May 1947
May Bank, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England
Died20 April 2020(2020-04-20) (aged 72)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off-break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1967–1969Worcestershire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 27 4
Runs scored 544 47
Batting average 13.60 15.66
100s/50s 0/2 0/0
Top score 67 25
Balls bowled 0 0
Wickets 0 0
Bowling average - -
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 n/a
Best bowling - -
Catches/stumpings 12/0 0/0
Source: , 11 August 2008

Barker did not enjoy particular success, reaching fifty only twice in his short career. He made 55 against Gloucestershire at Cheltenham in August 1968,[2] and 67 almost a year later against Lancashire at Southport.[3]

References

  1. "COUNTY CONDOLENCES AFTER FORMER BATSMAN ROY BARKER PASSES AWAY". Worcestershire CCC. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  2. "Gloucestershire v Worcestershire in 1968". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2008.
  3. "Lancashire v Worcestershire in 1969". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 August 2008.


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