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Sydney Francis Barnes (19 April 1873 – 26 December 1967) was an English professional cricketer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest ever bowlers. He was right-handed and bowled at a pace that varied from medium to fast-medium with the ability to make the ball both swing and break from off or leg. Barnes was unusual in that, despite a very long career as a top-class player, he spent little more than two seasons in first-class cricket, representing Warwickshire and Lancashire. Instead, he preferred league and minor counties cricket for mostly professional reasons. He played for several clubs in the Lancashire, North Staffordshire, Bradford and Central Lancashire leagues between 1895 and 1934. In addition, he had two phases playing for Staffordshire in the Minor Counties Championship. In Test cricket, Barnes played for England in 27 matches from 1901 to 1914, taking 189 wickets at 16.43, one of the lowest Test bowling averages ever achieved. In 1911–12, he helped England to win the Ashes when he took 34 wickets in the series against Australia. In 1913–14, his final Test series, he took a world series record 49 wickets against South Africa. In 1963, Barnes was named by ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'' in its hundredth edition as one of its "Six Giants of the Wisden Century". In 2008, he had the highest rating among bowlers in the ''ICC Best-Ever Test Championship Ratings'' and, in 2009, he was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. ==Early and private life== Barnes was born on 19 April 1873 at Smethwick, Staffordshire.〔Swanton, p.153.〕〔White, p.9.〕 He was the second son of five children whose father, Richard, lived nearly all of his life in Staffordshire, working for 63 years at the Muntz Metal Company〔 which was based at Selly Oak in Birmingham.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=OldCopper.org )〕 His father did not play much cricket and Barnes was the only one of three brothers who ever "touched a bat or ball".〔White, p.10.〕 Barnes married Alice Maud Taylor (née Pearce) in 1903 and they had one child, a son called Leslie who took the photos for Wilfrid S. White's biography of Barnes.〔White, p.3.〕 Barnes was Alice's second husband, following her divorce from George Taylor. Outside cricket, Barnes worked as a clerk in a Staffordshire colliery until 1914, and later at Staffordshire County Council where he became skilful in calligraphy.〔 Even into his nineties, his skill as an inscriber of legal documents was still in demand. In 1957, he was asked to present a handwritten scroll to Elizabeth II to commemorate her visit to Stafford.〔(Gibbs, ''A chill wind beyond the boundary'' ). ''Wisden'' Online. Retrieved 5 January 2014.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sydney Barnes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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