Full Name

William Barron

Born

October 26, 1917, Herrington, Co Durham

Died

January 02, 2006, Northampton, (aged 88y 68d)

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak

Bill Barron was almost 30 by the time he made his first-class debut immediately after the Second World War, but between 1946 and 1950 he scored good runs in a side struggling for form. Although he played for Northamptonshire, his first-class debut was for Lancashire against Yorkshire in August 1945. A No. 3 or 4 batsman, Barron passed 1000 runs twice, in 1946 and 1947, and the highest of his six hundreds was 161* against Cambridge University in 1948. He lost his place in the side after a wretched start to the 1951 season and did not play again. Barron was also a talented footballer, with spells at Wolves and Charlton Athletic before he went to Northampton Town on a free transfer in 1938, managing one season before the War. A natural forward, he became a left back when football resumed and continued with Northampton until he retired in 1951.
Martin Williamson

Bill Barron Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC120200134772161*25.51622982

Bowling

FormatMatRunsWktsBBIAve5w10w
FC12020051/140.0000

Debut/Last Matches of Bill Barron

FC Matches

Span
1945 - 1951

Recent Matches of Bill Barron

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Northants vs West Indians22--08-Jul-1950NorthamptonFC
Northants vs Australians18 & 4--16-Jun-1948NorthamptonFC
Northants vs Indians640/0 & 0/326-Jun-1946NorthamptonFC
Northants vs Essex1 & 90/722-Jun-1946BrentwoodFC
Durham vs Australians1 & 1--08-Aug-1938SunderlandOTHER