Trevor John Barsby (born 16 January 1964, in

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), nicknamed "Tank" is a former

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n first class

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er who played for

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. Barsby was an aggressive batsman, usually opening and often with

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. He is one of a select group of players to have appeared in 100 Sheffield Shield games for Queensland. This milestone was reached in his last game, the 1996/97 Shield Final. Queensland won the game and their second Shield, Barsby had played a large part in their inaugural championship win two seasons prior with an innings of 151 in the final against South Australi

Trevor has been recognised for his contribution to Queensland cricket with the Trevor Barsby Oval located at Deagon, Brisbane named in his honour

He was the

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coach from 2008 until 2010. His daughter

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plays for

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and

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External links

Profile at Qldcricket.com.au
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