Gordon Barker

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Gordon Barker England (ENG)

Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling type	Right-arm medium
	First-class	List A
Matches	451	56
Runs scored	22288	1436
Batting average	29.21	30.55
100s/50s	30/116	0/8
Top score	181*	87*
Balls bowled	439	66
Wickets	5	0
Bowling average	40.00	-
5 wickets in innings	0	-
10 wickets in match	0	N/A
Best bowling	2-34	0-64
Catches/stumpings	236/0	14/-
Debut: August 4, 1954 Last appearance: July 10, 1971 Source: Cricket Archive

Gordon Barker (July 6, 1931 - February 10, 2006) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Essex. Born in Yorkshire, Barker was a right handed opening batsman and made his Essex debut in 1954 against the touring Canadians, scoring a century.

Barker passed 1000 runs in a season every year from 1955 to 1967 with a best of 1741 runs in 1960.[1] He finished his career with 21893 runs for Essex.