Tom Barling
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Tom Barling England (Eng) |
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Batting style | Right-handed batsman |
Bowling type | - |
First-class record | |
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Matches | 391 |
Runs scored | 19209 |
Batting average | 34.61 |
100s/50s | 34/99 |
Top score | 269 |
Balls bowled | 856 |
Wickets | 7 |
Bowling average | 78.57 |
5 wickets in innings | - |
10 wickets in match | - |
Best Bowling | 3-46 |
Catches/Stumpings | 172/- |
First class debut: 1 June 1927 Last first class game: 8 September 1948 Source: CricketArchive |
Henry Thomas 'Tom' Barling (born September 1, 1906 at Kensington, London; died January 2, 1993 at Hastings, Sussex) was an English cricketer. A right-handed batsman, in a first-class career with Surrey lasting from 1927 to 1948, he scored 19209 runs at an average of 34.61, with 34 hundreds and a highest score of 269.
During World War II, he served in Coastal Command of the RAF. After retiring from first-class cricket, he was a coach at Harrow School from 1948 to 1966.