Gordon Barker

This article is about the English cricketer. For the New Zealand international football (soccer) player, see Gordon Barker (footballer).

Gordon Barker (6 July 1931 – 10 February 2006) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Essex. Born in Yorkshire, Barker was a right-handed opening batsman and made his Essex debut in 1954 against the touring Canadians, scoring a century.

Gordon Barker

Personal information
Born	6 July 1931
Died	10 February 2006(2006-02-10) (aged 74)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm medium
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 451 56 Runs scored 22,288 1,436 Batting average 29.21 30.55 100s/50s 30/116 0/8 Top score 181* 87* Balls bowled 439 66 Wickets 5 0 Bowling average 40.00 – 5 wickets in innings 0 – 10 wickets in match 0 – Best bowling 2/34 – Catches/stumpings 236/– 14/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 April 2023

Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Bishop Auckland
1954–1959	Southend United	57	(9)
	Chelmsford City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Barker passed 1,000 runs in a season every year from 1955 to 1967 with a best of 1,741 runs in 1960.^[1] He finished his career with 21,893 runs for Essex.

Football career

Barker also played professional football, and made 57 league appearances for Southend United between 1954 and 1959.^[2]