Ken Barrington
On scorecards: KF Barrington
In-game rating: 98/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ken Barrington played 82 Tests for England in CricArcade's archive, from 1955 to 1968. The first came against South Africa at Trent Bridge, with a score of 0, and the last against Australia at Headingley in 1968.
The most productive decade was the 1960s: 6,397 runs at 59.8 in 75 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 256 from 624 balls against Australia at Old Trafford in 1964. In all: 20 hundreds, 35 fifties.
At home the average was 50.7 across 46 Tests; away it was 68.9 across 35 Tests, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against Australia: 2,111 runs at 64.0 in 23 Tests. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 12 Tests and 838 runs at 46.6. England won 31 of the Tests Ken Barrington played and lost 12, with 39 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 82 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256 | 624 | Australia | Old Trafford | 1964 | Drawn |
| 172 | – | India | Green Park | 1961 | Drawn |
| 163 | – | New Zealand | Headingley | 1965 | Won |
| 151* | – | India | Brabourne Stadium | 1961 | Drawn |
| 148* | – | South Africa | Kingsmead | 1964 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/4 | 3.1 | South Africa | Newlands | 1965 | Drawn |
| 3/32 | 11 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve | 1963 | Won |
| 3/36 | 14 | India | Old Trafford | 1959 | Won |
| 2/23 | 13 | Pakistan | Lord's | 1967 | Drawn |
| 2/34 | 25.5 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 1960 | Won |
Best in a match: 5/111 against India (1959).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 23 | 2,111 | 63.97 | 5/13 | 4 | 57.75 |
| West Indies | 17 | 1,042 | 34.73 | 3/4 | 10 | 47.40 |
| India | 14 | 1,355 | 75.28 | 3/9 | 5 | 51.80 |
| South Africa | 14 | 989 | 49.45 | 2/6 | 3 | 12.67 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 715 | 79.44 | 4/2 | 3 | 61.33 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 594 | 99.00 | 3/1 | 4 | 28.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 46 | 3,347 | 50.71 | 6/21 | 9 | 37.33 |
| Away | 35 | 3,375 | 68.88 | 14/13 | 20 | 45.40 |
| Neutral | 1 | 84 | 84.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7 | 409 | 45.44 | 0/4 | 5 | 27.00 |
| 1960s | 75 | 6,397 | 59.79 | 20/31 | 24 | 48.54 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 12 | 838 | 46.56 | 1/7 | 4 | 18.00 |
| Headingley | 8 | 655 | 59.55 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 8 | 596 | 54.18 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
| Old Trafford | 6 | 642 | 58.36 | 1/3 | 5 | 23.00 |
| Edgbaston | 6 | 313 | 39.13 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Trent Bridge | 6 | 303 | 43.29 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1955 at Trent Bridge
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1968 at Headingley
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