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| Full name | Thomas Barnes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 May 1849 Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 September 1873 (aged 24) Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Billy Barnes (brother) James Barnes (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1872 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 21 May 2012 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thomas Barnes (11 May 1849 – 22 September 1873) was an English cricketer. Barnes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
Barnes made his first-class debut for Richard Daft's XI against the United North of England Eleven at the Recreation Ground, Holbeck.[1] He later made his debut for Nottinghamshire in first-class cricket against Surrey at Trent Bridge in 1872. He played four further first-class matches for the county, all of which came in 1872, with his final appearance coming against Gloucestershire at Clifton College.[1] In his total of five first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, he scored a total of 65 runs at an average of 10.83, with a high score of 33.[2] With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 11.50, with best figures of 2/23.[3]
A year after playing for Nottinghamshire, Barnes died from typhoid, at the town of his birth on 22 September.[4] His brother, Billy, played Test cricket for England, while his nephew, James Barnes, also played first-class cricket.