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Sid Barnes

Australian cricketer (1916-1973)

PersonDied aged 57humanQ3483132

Also known as Sidney George Barnes

Born: June 5, 1916
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Died: December 16, 1973
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Birthplace: Annandale
Place of death: Collaroy
Citizenship: Australia
Occupation: cricketer

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Sidney George Barnes was an Australian cricketer and cricket writer, who played 13 Test matches between 1938 and 1948. Able to open the innings or bat down the order, Barnes was regarded as one of Australia's finest batsmen in the period immediately following World War II. He helped create an enduring record when scoring 234 in the second Test against England at Sydney in December 1946; exactly the same score as his captain, Don Bradman, in the process setting a world-record 405-run fifth wicket partnership. Barnes averaged 63.05 over 19 innings in a career that, like those of most of his contemporaries, was interrupted by World War II.

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