Sid Barnes

(1916-1973)

Australian cricketer

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Sidney George Barnes (5 June 1916 – 16 December 1973) was an Australian cricketer and cricket writer, who played 13 Test matches between 1938 and 1948. Able to open the innings or bat down the order, Barnes was regarded as one of Australia's finest batsmen in the period immediately following the Second World War. He helped create an enduring record when scoring 234 in the second Test against England at Sydney in December 1946; exactly the same score as his captain, Don Bradman, in the process setting a world-record 405-run fifth wicket partnership. Barnes averaged 63.05 over 19 innings in a career that, like those of most of his contemporaries, was interrupted by the Second World War.

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Born	Sidney George Barnes 5 June 1916 Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
Died	16 December 1973 (aged 57) Collaroy, New South Wales, Australia
Zodiac	Gemini
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