Richard Trevor Barber (3 June 1925 – 7 August 2015)[1] was a New Zealandcricketer who played in one Test in 1956, against the West Indies in Wellington.
A middle-order batsman, Barber played for Wellington from 1945–46 to 1958–59, and for Central Districts in 1959–60. He scored his only century, 117, against Otago in Wellington in 1953–54, which was also one of the two Plunket Shield matches in which he kept wicket.[3] He captained Wellington in 1950-51 and 1951–52, and from 1955–56 to 1957–58, and Central Districts in 1959–60. Wellington won the Shield under his captaincy in 1956–57. In a trial match between North Island and South Island in February 1958 he was the only player on either side to score fifty, with 51 in North Island's second innings, but he was not selected for the subsequent tour of England.[4]
Dick Brittenden wrote that Barber "could field anywhere with distinction", especially slips and gully, and that "his cover drive, produced from the best blend of balance and timing, was for the connoisseur".[5] However, it was widely held that his impatience prevented him from achieving his full potential as a batsman.[6]
He worked for the Shell Oil Company, where he was responsible for its sponsorship of cricket and golf.[2] On the death of Sammy Guillen on 1 March 2013, Barber became the oldest surviving New Zealand Test cricketer. Following his death aged 90 in August 2015, John Reid became the oldest surviving New Zealand Test cricketer.[7]
Referencesedit
^"Former New Zealand batsman Trevor Barber dies at 90". ESPNCricinfo. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2015.
^"List of oldest living Test players". Stats.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
External linksedit
Media related to Trevor Barber at Wikimedia Commons
Trevor Barber at Cricinfo
Trevor Barber at Cricket Archive
"The first thing you'd do was go out there and dominate the bowlers"
December 15, 2023
trevor, barber, richard, june, 1925, august, 2015, zealand, cricketer, played, test, 1956, against, west, indies, wellington, barber, 1956personal, informationborn, 1925, june, 1925Ōtaki, wellington, zealanddied7, august, 2015, 2015, aged, christchurch, zealan. Richard Trevor Barber 3 June 1925 7 August 2015 1 was a New Zealand cricketer who played in one Test in 1956 against the West Indies in Wellington Trevor BarberBarber in 1956Personal informationBorn 1925 06 03 3 June 1925Ōtaki Wellington New ZealandDied7 August 2015 2015 08 07 aged 90 Christchurch New ZealandBattingRight handedInternational informationNational sideNew Zealand 1956 Only Test cap 80 3 March 1956 v West IndiesCareer statisticsCompetition Test FCMatches 1 49Runs scored 17 2002Batting average 8 50 23 01100s 50s 0 0 1 14Top score 12 117Balls bowled 0 12Wickets Bowling average 5 wickets in innings 10 wickets in match Best bowling Catches stumpings 1 61 2Source Cricinfo 1 April 2017Life and career editBarber was born in Ōtaki on the Kapiti Coast north of Wellington where his family had a dairy farm He attended Wellington College as a boarder 2 A middle order batsman Barber played for Wellington from 1945 46 to 1958 59 and for Central Districts in 1959 60 He scored his only century 117 against Otago in Wellington in 1953 54 which was also one of the two Plunket Shield matches in which he kept wicket 3 He captained Wellington in 1950 51 and 1951 52 and from 1955 56 to 1957 58 and Central Districts in 1959 60 Wellington won the Shield under his captaincy in 1956 57 In a trial match between North Island and South Island in February 1958 he was the only player on either side to score fifty with 51 in North Island s second innings but he was not selected for the subsequent tour of England 4 Dick Brittenden wrote that Barber could field anywhere with distinction especially slips and gully and that his cover drive produced from the best blend of balance and timing was for the connoisseur 5 However it was widely held that his impatience prevented him from achieving his full potential as a batsman 6 He worked for the Shell Oil Company where he was responsible for its sponsorship of cricket and golf 2 On the death of Sammy Guillen on 1 March 2013 Barber became the oldest surviving New Zealand Test cricketer Following his death aged 90 in August 2015 John Reid became the oldest surviving New Zealand Test cricketer 7 References edit Former New Zealand batsman Trevor Barber dies at 90 ESPNCricinfo 10 August 2015 Retrieved 10 August 2015 a b Obituaries WCOBA Lampstand 72 73 2015 Wellington v Otago 1953 54 Cricketarchive com 9 January 1954 Retrieved 6 April 2013 North Island v South Island 1957 58 CricketArchive Retrieved 2 December 2020 R T Brittenden New Zealand Cricketers A H amp A W Reed Wellington 1961 p 12 13 Wisden 2016 p 190 List of oldest living Test players Stats espncricinfo com Retrieved 6 April 2013 External links edit nbsp Media related to Trevor Barber at Wikimedia Commons Trevor Barber at Cricinfo Trevor Barber at Cricket Archive The first thing you d do was go out there and dominate the bowlers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trevor Barber amp oldid 1170332859, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
