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Thomas Barnes

1849 – 1873

English cricketer

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Lived 1849 – 1873 (aged 24). Thomas Barnes was a British cricketer.

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. 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. With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 11.50, with best figures of 2/23.

A year after playing for Nottinghamshire, Barnes died from typhoid, at the town of his birth on 22 September. His brother, Billy, played Test cricket for England, while his nephew, James Barnes, also played first-class cricket.

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Who was Thomas Barnes?

English cricketer (1849–1873)

When was Thomas Barnes born?

Thomas Barnes was born on 11 May 1849 in Sutton in Ashfield.

When did Thomas Barnes die?

Thomas Barnes died on 22 September 1873 in England, Nottinghamshire, Sutton-in-Ashfield.

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Thomas Barnes was a cricketer.

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Thomas Barnes was British.

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· Wikipedia: Thomas Barnes

· Wikidata: Q7787403

· DBpedia: Thomas Barnes (cricketer)

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