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Bob Barber

Left-hand bat  ·  Left-hand bat
EnglandENG
FULL NAMERobert William Barber
BORN26 Sep 1935, Withington Manchester Lancashire
BATSLeft-hand bat
BOWLSLegbreak googly
ROLELeft-hand bat
TEAMSEngland
TEST
Cap 399
DEBUTJun 1960
LATESTJun 1968
◈ INSIGHTSDay 244 / 365
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Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare Robert's game across different formats.

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Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

3

Great careers have defining series and standout seasons. Head to By Year to find Robert's peak.

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Career Stats

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RUNS
1495
AVERAGE
35.60
STRIKE RATE
139.07
HIGH SCORE
185
100S
1
50S
9
SIXES
3
INNINGS
45
WICKETS
42
ECONOMY
3.27

Recent form

All matches →
19681 matches
66
AVG 33.00 · SR 33.33 · HS 463 wkts
▼ AVG -2.60 vs career  ·  ▼ -9.25 vs 1966  ·  SR -105.74
19665 matches
338
AVG 42.25 · SR 66.40 · HS 185 · 100s 1 · 50s 18 wkts
▲ AVG +6.65 vs career  ·  SR -72.67
1965Career best
520
AVG 32.50 · SR 456.14
▲ AVG -3.10 vs career
1960Career worst · 1 matches
9
AVG 4.50 · SR 0.00
▼ AVG -31.10 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 28 MATCHES
1495
AVG 35.60  ·  SR 139.07  ·  HS 185  ·  100s 1  ·  WKTS 42
PEAK BATTING YEAR
1965
520 runs · avg 32.50
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1965
13 wickets · econ 3.09

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
6264656668
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
196816633.0033.330
1966533842.2566.401
19651052032.50456.140
1964322456.0088.190
1962314636.500.000

VS Every Team (top 5)

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South Africa
471avg 39.25 · SR 424.32
Australia
447avg 37.25 · SR 57.23
India
184avg 26.29 · SR 0.00
Pakistan
154avg 51.33 · SR 0.00
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
South Africa847139.25424.3297—57View→
Australia744737.2557.231851—6View→
India518426.290.0069—14View→
Pakistan315451.330.0086—110View→
New Zealand314228.400.0051—19View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium
491avg 27.28 · HS 58
Sydney Cricket Ground
185avg 185.00 · HS 185
The Wanderers Stadium
158avg 79.00 · HS 97
Kennington Oval
89avg 29.67 · HS 36
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium1049127.28169.3158—216View→
Sydney Cricket Ground1185185.0072.551851—1View→
The Wanderers Stadium215879.00142.3497—21View→
Kennington Oval28929.6742.5836——5View→
Bangabandhu National Stadium18686.000.0086—1—View→
RECENT RESULTS 7 matches