Graham Barlow

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Graham Barlow
Personal information
Full name
Graham Derek Barlow
Born (1950-03-26) 26 March 1950 (age 74)
Folkestone, Kent, England
BattingLeft-handed
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 470)17 December 1976 v India
Last Test16 June 1977 v Australia
ODI debut (cap 32)26 August 1976 v West Indies
Last ODI6 June 1977 v Australia
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969–1986Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition Tests ODIs FC LA
Matches 3 6 251 257
Runs scored 17 149 12,387 6,006
Batting average 4.25 29.80 35.90 27.55
100s/50s 0/0 0/1 26/58 5/33
Top score 7* 80* 177 158
Balls bowled 0 0 115 125
Wickets – – 3 6
Bowling average – – 22.66 19.16
5 wickets in innings – – 0 0
10 wickets in match – – 0 0
Best bowling – – 1/6 2/13
Catches/stumpings 0/– 4/– 136/– 91/–
Source: Cricinfo, 1 January 2006

Graham Derek Barlow (born 26 March 1950)[1] is a former cricketer and was a middle-order batsman for Middlesex and, briefly, for England.

Early life

Educated at the former Ealing Grammar School for Boys (now

Rugby Union team.[1]

Career

A stylish, confident and powerful player,

Kent in 1977. He was described as a natural athlete, and his quick running between the wickets, often in partnership with the equally fleet of foot Clive Radley, and later in profitable partnerships with Wilf Slack, was a feature of his play.[1] Barlow won many one-day games for his team, helping Middlesex to win the Gillette Cup in 1977 and 1980, the 1983 Benson & Hedges Cup and the 1984 NatWest Trophy. He was an outstanding fieldsman, ranked alongside Derek Randall and the youthful David Gower
in the covers. He ran out many batsmen with a fine sense of anticipation, good ground coverage and a fast and accurate arm.

He played three

Manchester,[3] but he was dropped after another failure in the first Test of the summer.[4] In five Test innings, Barlow never reached double figures, and defensive flaws saw him ultimately overlooked.[1]

He continued as a prolific player for Middlesex, often opening the batting, but ironically for such a fit and athletic player his career was ended prematurely by a persistent

Central Districts Stags in 2004.[5] He later resided in Whangārei
, teaching.

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-869833-21-X
    .
  2. ESPNCricinfo
    . Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  3. ESPNCricinfo
    . Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  4. ESPNCricinfo
    . Retrieved 20 June 2022.
  5. ^ Graham Barlow named new coach of Central Districts at ESPN Cricinfo, 14 June 2004

External links

Graham Barlow at ESPNcricinfo


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