Kim Barnett

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Kim Barnett

England
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling style	Right arm leg-break
Career statistics
	Tests	ODIs
Matches	4	1
Runs scored	207	84
Batting average	29.57	84.00
100s/50s	0/2	0/1
Top score	80	84

Overs	6	-
Wickets	0	-
Bowling average	n/a	-
5 wickets in innings	0	-
10 wickets in match	0	n/a
Best bowling	n/a	-
Catches/stumpings	1/-	0/-
As of 18 May 2005 Source: [1]

Kim John Barnett (born Leek, Stoke-On-Trent, 17 July 1960) was an English cricketer. He was primarily a batsman, but could also deploy effective leg spin, and topped the English first-class bowling averages in 1994 with 13.30, albeit with only 13 wickets to his name.

Barnett's long first-class career ran from 1979 to 2002, but he played only four Test matches for England, partly as a result of bad fortune - he was selected for the 1988/89 tour to India, which was cancelled - and partly through his own actions - he accepted a place on the Mike Gatting-led rebel tour of South Africa in 1989/90, and was banned from Test cricket for three years.

Barnett played the bulk of his county cricket for Derbyshire, and was captain between 1983 and 1995. He remained at the club for several more years, until clashes with the county's committee resulted in his leaving for Gloucestershire in 1999. He was disappointed not to be offered a renewal of his contract after the 2002 season, and retired from first-class cricket, although he continued to play in regional league competition.

Barnett, in 479 matches, scored 28593 first-class runs at an average of 40.38, with 61 centuries and a top score of 239* made against Leicestershire. He passed 1000 runs in a season 16 times, including in 11 consecutive seasons between 1983 and 1993.

Barnett was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1989.