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Ken Barrington

Middle-order batter · 1955 to 1968 · 82 internationals

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Test82 matches
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82Internationals
6,806Runs
20Hundreds
29Wickets
58Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test82131156,80625658.67--20355-27
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test82502,7151021,300293/45/11144.822.8793.62000
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test82153580580.3793 (3ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Ken Barrington: Test stats

Test

82 matches · 1955-1968

6,806runs
Matches
82
Average
58.67
Strike rate
-
Hundreds
20
Highest
256
Fifties
35

29 wickets · bowling average 44.82

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Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test13113150501955-06-091968-07-25Complete

Questions fans ask about Ken Barrington

How many Test runs has Ken Barrington scored?
Ken Barrington has 6,806 runs in 131 Test innings from 82 matches at an average of 58.67. Highest score: 256.
What is Ken Barrington's Test batting average?
Ken Barrington's Test batting average is 58.67, from 6,806 runs and 131 innings.
How many Test wickets has Ken Barrington taken?
Ken Barrington has taken 29 wickets in Test from 82 matches at a bowling average of 44.82. Best innings: 3/4.
How many international centuries does Ken Barrington have?
Ken Barrington has 20 international hundreds: 20 in Test.
Which teams has Ken Barrington played international cricket for?
Ken Barrington is recorded for England in this publication.
When did Ken Barrington play international cricket?
This career snapshot covers 1955 to 1968. Dates follow the official record, not only the scorecard archive.

Explore every recorded innings

82 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1968-07-25Australia v EnglandTestMatch drawn
1968-07-11Australia v EnglandTestMatch drawn
1968-06-20Australia v EnglandTestMatch drawn
1968-03-28England v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1968-03-14England v West IndiesTestEngland won by 7 wickets
1968-02-29England v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1968-02-08England v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1968-01-19England v West IndiesTestMatch drawn
1967-08-24England v PakistanTestEngland won by 8 wickets
1967-08-10England v PakistanTestEngland won by 10 wickets
1967-07-27England v PakistanTestMatch drawn
1967-07-13England v IndiaTestEngland won by 132 runs

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TEST CAREER · 1955 to 1968

Ken Barrington in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

6,806Runs
58.67Average
-Strike rate
20Hundreds
35Fifties
256Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career82131156,80625658.67--20355-27
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career82502,7151021,300293/45/11144.822.8793.62000
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career82153580580.3793 (3ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings
02,0004,0006,0005k runs: 1965-08-265k6,806195519601962196419661968
Test runs by year
03006009001955: 52 runs5219551956: 0 runs1957: 0 runs19571958: 0 runs1959: 357 runs35719591960: 647 runs6471961: 1,035 runs1,03519611962: 348 runs3481963: 1,015 runs1,01519631964: 880 runs8801965: 895 runs89519651966: 369 runs3691967: 750 runs75019671968: 458 runs4581968
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught67 · 51.1%
Bowled21 · 16.0%
LBW24 · 18.3%
Run out4 · 3.1%
Not out15 · 11.5%
Test batting position: average and innings
145.001 inns
278.503 inns
377.2340 inns
459.1744 inns
541.9631 inns
644.5510 inns
717.502 inns
8-0 inns
9-0 inns
10-0 inns
11-0 inns
Test wickets, innings by innings
08162425 wickets: 1968-01-19252919591961196319651968
Test wickets by year
02461959: 5 wickets519591960: 5 wickets51961: 0 wickets19611962: 1 wickets11963: 4 wickets419631964: 0 wickets1965: 5 wickets519651966: 0 wickets1967: 3 wickets319671968: 6 wickets61968
Last 20 Test bowling innings
Test innings by wickets

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
315runs
35.00average
-strike rate
250s
0100s
Last 10 bowling innings
6wickets
52.00average
3.28economy
95.00strike rate
1/12best

Test record by situation

complete career
Ken Barrington: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia233962,11125663.96--5131-5
West Indies173001,04214334.73--342-6
South Africa14233989148*49.45--261-5
India142131,35517275.27--390-8
Pakistan912371514879.44--421-0
New Zealand56059416399.00--310703
All82131156,80625658.67--20355-27
Ken Barrington: Test bowling by opposition
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
West Indies10151,11555474102/3447.402.55111.5000
Pakistan8104562118432/2361.332.42152.0000
Australia89426723142/4757.753.25106.5000
India68444925953/3651.803.5088.8000
New Zealand45213811443/3228.503.2153.2500
South Africa336123833/412.663.7320.3300
All82502,7151021,300293/444.822.8793.6200
Ken Barrington: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home467373,34725650.71--6213-15
Away355783,37517268.87--14132-12
Neutral110848484.00--010120
All82131156,80625658.67--20355-27
Ken Barrington: Test bowling by home and away
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Home14166661733693/3637.333.0274.0000
Away24321,85771908203/445.402.9392.8500
Neutral12192145600/17N/A1.75N/A00
All82502,7151021,300293/444.822.8793.6200
Ken Barrington: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match424232,73516370.12--12122-14
2nd innings of the match404022,33425661.42--5151-4
3rd innings of the match272741,14217249.65--261-2
4th innings of the match22226595132*37.18--121-7
All82131156,80625658.67--20355-27
Ken Barrington: Test bowling by match innings
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
1st innings of the match12126211334951/169.803.37124.2000
2nd innings of the match12128443837573/3653.572.66120.5700
3rd innings of the match191970123377103/437.703.2270.1000
4th innings of the match775492819972/2328.422.1778.4200
All82502,7151021,300293/444.822.8793.6200
Ken Barrington: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 1110454545.00--00050
No. 23311579778.5036243.37010161
No. 3274062,62617277.23--1370-8
No. 4324442,36725659.17--7121-14
No. 5243131,1758741.96--0103-4
No. 671014018344.55--050-0
No. 7220353517.50--001-0
All82131156,80625658.67--20355-27
Ken Barrington: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won314262,31916364.41--8102-12
Lost1224073210230.50--140-0
Drawn396593,75525667.05--11213-15
All82131156,80625658.67--20355-27
Ken Barrington: Test bowling by match result
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Won17211,08646503123/3241.912.7790.5000
Lost116404300/43N/A4.03N/A00
Drawn21281,56556754173/444.352.8992.0500
All82502,7151021,300293/444.822.8793.6200
Ken Barrington: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1955230523417.33--001-0
19595603578759.50--040-4
1960916164712843.13--231-1
1961101841,03517273.92--450-0
196281123488438.66--031-0
1963112011,015132*53.42--350-7
1964811288025697.77--330881
19651016189516359.66--260-6
196659136911546.1281545.27210242
1967610275014893.751,74043.10330724
1968811145814345.80--122452
All82131156,80625658.67--20355-27
Ken Barrington: Test bowling by year
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
195923282713553/3627.002.8756.4000
1960696594222252/3444.402.02131.8000
19613310818200/18N/A4.55N/A00
1962794121916711/44167.002.43412.0000
1963563111115443/3238.502.9777.7500
1964346606200/4N/A5.63N/A00
19653310917653/415.204.1821.8000
196734246611932/2339.662.9082.0000
1968795221528361/1247.163.2587.0000
All82502,7151021,300293/444.822.8793.6200
Ken Barrington: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Lord's1218083814846.55--171-4
Kennington Oval814359614254.18--150622
Headingley812165516359.54--130-2
Old Trafford611064225658.36--130-2
Edgbaston69131313739.12--111-3
Trent Bridge692303109*43.28--121242
Queen's Park Oval46043614372.66--210-3
Melbourne Cricket Ground35224511581.6641459.17110192
Sydney Cricket Ground35025210150.40--110110
Adelaide Oval241357132*119.00--220312
Bourda24031277.75--002-0
Brisbane Cricket Ground2401927848.00--020161
Sabina Park240966324.00--010-0
MA Chidambaram Stadium2301488049.33--010190
The Wanderers Stadium23022512175.00--110292
All82131156,80625658.67--20355-27
Ken Barrington: Test bowling by ground
MatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIAvgEconSR4w5w
Queen's Park Oval476053325162/3441.832.48100.8300
Lord's3416237242/2318.002.6640.5000
Headingley339625600/4N/A3.50N/A00
Kennington Oval339626300/10N/A3.93N/A00
Kensington Oval23180410621/2953.003.5390.0000
Melbourne Cricket Ground2314809222/4746.003.7274.0000
Old Trafford23252711553/3623.002.7350.4000
Sabina Park23186125211/3852.001.67186.0000
All82502,7151021,300293/444.822.8793.6200

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Hundreds 20

  1. 143v West IndiesQueen's Park Oval · 1968-01-19
  2. 142v PakistanKennington Oval · 1967-08-24
  3. 109*v PakistanTrent Bridge · 1967-08-10
  4. 148v PakistanLord's · 1967-07-27
  5. 115v AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground · 1966-02-11
  6. 102v AustraliaAdelaide Oval · 1966-01-28
  7. 163v New ZealandHeadingley · 1965-07-08
  8. 137v New ZealandEdgbaston · 1965-05-27
  9. 121v South AfricaThe Wanderers Stadium · 1964-12-23
  10. 148*v South AfricaKingsmead · 1964-12-04
  11. 256v AustraliaOld Trafford · 1964-07-23
  12. 126v New ZealandEden Park · 1963-02-23
  13. 101v AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground · 1963-02-15
  14. 132*v AustraliaAdelaide Oval · 1963-01-25
  15. 113*v IndiaArun Jaitley Stadium · 1961-12-13
  16. 172v IndiaGreen Park · 1961-12-01
  17. 151*v IndiaBrabourne Stadium · 1961-11-11
  18. 139v PakistanGaddafi Stadium · 1961-10-21
  19. 121v West IndiesQueen's Park Oval · 1960-01-28
  20. 128v West IndiesKensington Oval · 1960-01-06

Best Test performances

Ken Barrington: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
25662441.02260AustraliaOld Trafford1964-07-23
172--260IndiaGreen Park1961-12-01
163--260New ZealandHeadingley1965-07-08
151*---0IndiaBrabourne Stadium1961-11-11
148*--90South AfricaKingsmead1964-12-04
14831047.74170PakistanLord's1967-07-27
143--142West IndiesQueen's Park Oval1968-01-19
14228949.13140PakistanKennington Oval1967-08-24
139--190PakistanGaddafi Stadium1961-10-21
137--111New ZealandEdgbaston1965-05-27
Ken Barrington: best Test bowling
FiguresBallsMdnsEconOpponentGroundDate
3/41911.26South AfricaNewlands1965-01-01
3/326632.90New ZealandBasin Reserve1963-03-01
3/368432.57IndiaOld Trafford1959-07-23
2/237821.76PakistanLord's1967-07-27
2/34155131.31West IndiesQueen's Park Oval1960-01-28
2/476004.70AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1965-12-30
2/7516242.77IndiaOld Trafford1959-07-23
1/11510.40New ZealandBasin Reserve1963-03-01
1/121206.00AustraliaLord's1968-06-20
1/274823.37West IndiesQueen's Park Oval1960-03-25

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1968-07-25Australia49 & 46*0/14HeadingleyMatch drawn
1968-07-11Australia0-EdgbastonMatch drawn
1968-06-20Australia751/12Lord'sMatch drawn
1968-03-28West Indies4 & 01/43BourdaMatch drawn
1968-03-14West Indies481/41Queen's Park OvalEngland won by 7 wickets
1968-02-29West Indies171/29 & 0/17Kensington OvalMatch drawn
1968-02-08West Indies63 & 130/14Sabina ParkMatch drawn
1968-01-19West Indies1431/44 & 1/69Queen's Park OvalMatch drawn
1967-08-24Pakistan142 & 13*0/29Kennington OvalEngland won by 8 wickets
1967-08-10Pakistan109*-Trent BridgeEngland won by 10 wickets