Alan Barr (cricketer)

Alan Barr

Personal information
Full name	Alan Irvine Barr
Born	15 September 1912 Quthing, Basutoland
Died	30 October 1973 (aged 61) Ficksburg, Orange Free State, South Africa
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1930–1937	Orange Free State
Career statistics
Competition FC 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 the age of 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

1. Others include George Boyes, Harry Boyes, Peter Hobson, Reginald Lagden, Ronald Lagden, Arthur Lewis, and Dennis Piers.

References

1. 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.