Billy Barnes
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| Batting style | Right-handed batsman (RHB) | |
| Bowling type | Right arm fast-medium | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 21 | 459 |
| Runs scored | 725 | 15,425 |
| Batting average | 23.28 | 23.19 |
| 100s/50s | 1/5 | 21/69 |
| Top score | 134 | 160 |
| Balls bowled | 2,289 | 42,428 |
| Wickets | 51 | 902 |
| Bowling average | 15.54 | 17.12 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 3 | 45 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 10 |
| Best bowling | 6/28 | 8/64 |
| Catches/stumpings | 19/0 | 342/3 |
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Test debut: 6 September, 1880 |
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- For the songwriter Billy Barnes, see Billy Barnes (composer). For the football player of the same name see Billy Ray Barnes.
William Barnes (born 27 May 1852 in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died 24 March 1899 in Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, England) was a professional cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire between 1875 and 1894 and England between 1880 and 1890. In 1890 he was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year. Barnes also toured Australia three times and North America once. Barnes was on the groundstaff at Lord's between 1895 and 1898 and umpired then too, and landlord of the Angel Inn, Mansfield Woodhouse in the off-season. It is there that he died in March 1899. A little-known fact about him is that he had no teeth.
He wife was named Eliza. Although he played cricket professionally, this was only a summer occupation, and in the 1881 Census he listed his profession as cotton weaver.
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