Alan Barr
Personal information
Full name
Alan Irvine Barr
Born15 September 1912
Quthing, Basutoland
Died30 October 1973 (aged 61)
Ficksburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1929/30–1937/38Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 9
Runs scored 233
Batting average 14.56
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 43
Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 September 2015

Alan Irvine Barr (15 September 1912 – 30 October 1973) was a South African cricketer who played nine first-class matches for Orange Free State from 1930 to 1937.

Barr was born in Quthing, in what is now Lesotho (previously part of the British colony of Basutoland).[1] He is one of only a handful of first-class cricketers to be born in that country.[lower-alpha 1] Barr made his first-class debut at 17, playing against Natal during the 1929–30 season of the Currie Cup. He continued making regular appearances for Orange Free State until the 1937–38 season, but never played more than two matches in a single season.[2] Barr's highest first-class score was an innings of 43 against Eastern Province in February 1937, made from third in the batting order.[3] He finished his career with a batting average of only 14.56, and never bowled at first-class level. Barr died in October 1973 in Ficksburg, which lies on the border between Lesotho and Orange Free State Province.[1]

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 Alan Barr – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. ↑ First-class matches played by Alan Barr - CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Eastern Province v Orange Free State, Currie Cup 1936/37 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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