Tom Barber (cricketer)

Tom Barber
Personal information
Full name Thomas Edward Barber
Born (1995-08-08) 8 August 1995
Poole, Dorset, England
Batting Right-handed
Bowling Left-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014–2015 Hampshire (squad no. 20)
2017–present Middlesex (squad no. 25)
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 2 7 9
Runs scored 3 1 2
Batting average 1.50 0.16 0.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 3 1 2
Balls bowled 204 300 174
Wickets 0 9 10
Bowling average – 35.77 34.28
5 wickets in innings – 0 0
10 wickets in match – n/a n/a
Best bowling – 3/62 4/28
Catches/stumpings 0/– 0/– 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 24 August 2018

Thomas Edward Barber (born 8 August 1995) is an English cricketer. Born in Poole, Dorset, Barber is a left-arm fast-medium bowler who bats right-handed.

Barber is a steadily progressing left-arm seamer who has been a fixture for the England U19s since the South Africa tour of 2012. He has played for the Hampshire academy in the Southern Premier League and was given opportunities for Hampshire second XI in 2013 and was awarded a scholarship contract for 2014.

Barber made his Hampshire debut against a touring Sri Lanka A side on 14 August 2014. Barber finished with figures of 0/28 from 4 overs in the game which was later rain abandoned. Barber would go on to make his 'competitive' debut for Hampshire just a week later in a Royal London 50 over match against Yorkshire. Barber fought hard in a losing cause in this match finishing with his best figures so far in his short career of 2/22 from 4 overs, dismissing Yorkshire batsmen Kane Williamson (33) and Yorkshire captain Andrew Gale (0) in consecutive balls. Barber though was dismissed is the first innings while batting for 0 from only 2 balls by Adil Rashid as Hampshire were defeated by 6 wickets.

Barber has also featured regularly for the England U19s featuring heavily in a tour series against South Africa U19s in 2012.

On 30 May 2017, Barber signed for Middlesex until the end of the season.[1] He made his Twenty20 cricket debut for Middlesex in the 2017 NatWest t20 Blast on 3 August 2017.[2] He made his first-class debut for Middlesex in the 2018 County Championship on 27 April 2018.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Tom Barber signs professional contract with Middlesex cricket". Middlesex County Cricket Club. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "South Group (D/N), NatWest t20 Blast at London, Aug 3, 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Specsavers County Championship Division Two at London, Apr 27-30 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
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