Graham Barlow

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Graham Barlow

England
Batting style	Left-hand bat
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	3	6
Runs scored	17	149
Batting average	4.25	29.80
100s/50s	-/-	-/1
Top score	7*	80*

Balls bowled	-	-
Wickets	-	-
Bowling average	-	-
5 wickets in innings	-	-
10 wickets in match	-	n/a
Best bowling	-	-
Catches/stumpings	-/-	4/-
As of 1 January 2006 Source: [1]

Graham Derek Barlow (b. 26 March 1950 in Folkestone) is a former cricketer and was a middle-order batsman for Middlesex and England.

A stylish and powerful player, Barlow was an important figure in the powerhouse Middlesex team of the late seventies and early eighties under Mike Brearley. He was a natural athlete and his quick running between the wickets, often in partnership with the equally fleet of foot Clive Radley, won many a one-day game for his team. He was an outstanding fieldsman, ranked alongside Derek Randall and the youthful David Gower in the covers. He ran out many batsmen with a fine sense of anticipation, good ground coverage and a fast and accurate arm.

He played three test matches but was unable to play the major innings which might have cemented himself in England. His debut ODI saw his best innings, an unbeaten 80 against a strong West Indies side, but he struggled in five more One Day Internationals after that. He made a strong start in the first class matches of his 1976-77 tour to India but could not translate that form into the test arena and was dropped after another failure against Australia in 1977.

He continued as a prolific player for Middlesex, often opening the batting, but ironically for such a fit and athletic player his career was ended prematurely by a persistent back injury. He turned to coaching and in 2004 moved to New Zealand where he took charge of Central Districts.