Gordon Barker (6 July 1931 – 10 February 2006) was an English first-class cricketer who played for

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. Born in

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, Barker was a right-handed opening batsman and made his Essex debut in 1954 against the touring Canadians, scoring a century. Barker passed 1,000 runs in a season every year from 1955 to 1967 with a best of 1,741 runs in 1960. He finished his career with 21,893 runs for Essex.

Football career

Barker also played professional football, and made 57 league appearances for

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between 1954 and 1959.

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