Sid Barnes
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| Batting style | Right-hand bat | |
| Bowling type | Legbreak | |
| Tests | First-class | |
| Matches | 13 | 110 |
| Runs scored | 1072 | 8333 |
| Batting average | 63.05 | 54.11 |
| 100s/50s | 3/5 | 26/37 |
| Top score | 234 | 234 |
| Balls bowled | 594 | 4287 |
| Wickets | 4 | 57 |
| Bowling average | 54.50 | 32.21 |
| 5 wickets in innings | 0 | 0 |
| 10 wickets in match | 0 | 0 |
| Best bowling | 2/25 | 3/0 |
| Catches/stumpings | 14/0 | 80/4 |
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Test debut: 20 August 1938 |
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Sidney George Barnes (born 5 June 1916 in Sydney; died 16 December 1973 in Sydney) was an Australian cricketer.
One of the few batsmen to average more than 60 in Test cricket, and with an outstanding record playing for his native New South Wales, Barnes effectively denied himself the opportunity to play more Test matches for the Australian cricket team due to his bizarre behaviour. However, even though he struck only three Test centuries in his brief career, he made a lasting impression on the world game, with a top score of 234 helping to set a world record 405 run fifth wicket partnership with Don Bradman against England at Sydney. As of September 2005, this record still stands.
He played mostly as an opening batsman and toured England twice, in 1938 and 1948 respectively. Following the 1948 series Barnes dropped out of cricket for two years and began writing outspoken articles for the newspapers.
He committed suicide at his home in the Sydney suburb of Collaroy, swallowing a fatal dose of tranquillisers.
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