Thomas David Barber (born 18 November 1937) is a former English

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er. Barber was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm

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. He was born at

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. Barber made a single first-class appearance for

against

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in 1960 at Fenner's. Barber made scores of 3 in Nottinghamshire's first-innings before he was dismissed by

Alan Hurd Alan Hurd (7 September 1937 – 11 April 2016) was an English first-class cricketer who played for Essex. Hurd was educated at Chigwell School and Clare College, Cambridge. An off-spin bowler, he played for Cambridge University and Essex from 19 ...

, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a

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by David Kirby. His only first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire ended in a 161 runs defeat. Just after a month later he made a further appearance in first-class cricket, this time for the

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against Cambridge University at Fenner's. He ended the Free Foresters first-innings

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on 2, while he wasn't required to bat in their second-innings, with the Free Foresters winnings by 5 wickets. His great-uncle William Barber was also a first-class cricketer.

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