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Sydney Barnes


 

Sydney Francis Barnes was born on April 19 1873 in Smethwick, Staffordshire. He was the second of five children and worked for the same company in Birmingham for 63 years. He briefly played county cricket for Lancashire in 1902 and 1903, meeting with only moderate success by his own standards despite several superb performances. However, after a contractual dispute near the end of 1903, Barnes played no more first-class county cricket, instead playing for Staffordshire in the Minor Counties Championship and the Lancashire League. His record for Staffordshire was 1441 wickets at a cost of 8.15 runs per wicket, and his average in the Lancashire League was even lower.

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