Sidney George Barnes 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 World War II.
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Barnes, aged 16, as a Petersham player
Barnes in NSW cap, 1937.
Cigarette card showing Barnes as a New South Wales representative
Bradman and Barnes leave the field for an adjournment as both head towards 234.
Barnes on the cover of Sporting Life, 1948.
Barnes plays a practical joke by using a miniature bat in Bradman's testimonial match.
Barnes and his legal representative outside the venue of their libel caseTeams 2
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Sidney George Barnes 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 World War II. 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 World War II.
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