Ken BarringtonKen Barrington was one of the most gifted players in the history of the game. He was one of those who relished international cricket more than the first-class games.
He scored 6806 Test runs at a stunning average of 58.67 (third only to Don Bradman and Herbert Sutcliffe, with 2500 runs as the benchmark).
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Barrington was jovial and gregarious, always ready to see the best in everyone and every situation. He played 533 first-class games (mostly for Surrey) scoring more than 31,000 runs with the help of 76 hundreds and 170 fifties.
In addition to all his batting numbers, Barrington also picked up 273 wickets in his first-class career proving his worth as a more than useful part-timer.
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