Alexander Barras (26 January 1914 – 15 August 1986) was an Australian
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
er. He played six
first-class matches for
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
between 1938/39 and 1947/48.
He also played for
Fitzroy Cricket Club
The Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club, nicknamed the Lions, play cricket in the elite club competition of Melbourne, Australia, known as Victorian Premier Cricket. The club was formed by a 1986 amalgamation of Fitzroy Cricket Club, a foundation mem ...
.
[Percy Taylor,]
"Stars Come -And Go: Cricket Team Changes"
The Argus, Melbourne, 19 January 1945, p 13.
See also
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List of Western Australia first-class cricketers
A total of 455 players have appeared for Western Australia in men's first-class cricket matches since the team's first-class debut during the 1892–93 Australian cricket season. As of the end of the 2012–13 season, Western Australia as a team ...
References
"Good Hand By Barras" The Argus, Melbourne, 13 March 1939, p 13
"Four State Cricketers In R.A.A.F." Sunday Times, Perth, 12 January 1941, p 14
"Alex Barras (RAAF) Reported Missing" The Herald, Melbourne, 5 August 1942, p 8
"Alex Barras Safe" The Herald, Melbourne, 27 August 1942, p 16
"Alex Barras (R.A.A.F.) May Play Cricket Here" The Herald, Melbourne, 11 October 1940, p 13
"Cricket: Alex Barras Returns" Western Mail, 4 July 1946, p 20
"Perth Men May" The Daily News, Perth, 14 March 1939, p 4
"Alex Barras Flays Victorian Bowlers" Mirror, Perth, 11 March 1939, p 7
"Barras Bombs and Bats" The Daily News, Perth, 30 May 1942, p 10
"Non-Player To Lead State Baseball" The Daily News, Perth, 2 May 1951, p 15
External links
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1914 births
1986 deaths
Australian cricketers
Western Australia cricketers
Cricketers from Melbourne
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