Kim Barnett

Kim Barnett

Personal information
Full name	Kim John Barnett
Born	17 July 1960 (1960-07-17) Leek, Staffordshire, England
Height	6 ft 1.5 in (1.87 m)
Batting style	Right-handed batsman
Bowling style	Right-arm leg-breaks
Role	Derbyshire captain 1983-1995
Test debut	25 August 1988 v Sri Lanka
Last Test	6 July 1989 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1979–1998	Derbyshire
1999–2002	Gloucestershire
First-class debut	2 May 1979 Derbyshire v Leicestershire
Last First-class	10 July 2002 Gloucestershire v Middlesex
Career statistics
Competition	Tests	ODIs	First-class	List A
Matches	4	1	479	527
Runs scored	207	84	28,593	15,564
Batting average	29.57	84.00	40.38	34.89
100s/50s	-/2	-/1	61/153	17/92
Top score	80	84	239*	136
Balls bowled	6	-	14221	3782
Wickets	-	-	188	113
Bowling average	n/a	-	37.80	26.37
5 wickets in innings	-	-	3	2
10 wickets in match	-	n/a	-	-
Best bowling	n/a	-	6/28	6/24
Catches/stumpings	1/-	-/-	284/-	174/-
Source: [1], 14 July 2010

Kim John Barnett (born 17 July 1960) was an English cricketer who briefly played for England in 1988 and 1989, and for Derbyshire from 1979 to 1998. He also played for Gloucestershire from 1999 to 2002, and for South African club sides. He was primarily a batsman, but could also deploy effective leg spin, and topped the English first-class bowling averages in 1994 with 13.30, albeit with only thirteen wickets to his name.

Life and career

Barnett played the bulk of his county cricket for Derbyshire, and was captain between 1983 and 1995. He remained at the club for several more years, until clashes with the county's committee resulted in his leaving for Gloucestershire in 1999. He was disappointed not to be offered a renewal of his contract after the 2002 season, and retired from first-class cricket, although he continued to play in regional league competitions.

Barnett played only four Test matches for England, partly as a result of bad fortune and partly of his own choice. He was selected for the 1988/89 tour to India, which was cancelled, and then accepted a place on the Mike Gatting led rebel tour of South Africa in 1989/90, and was immediately banned from Test cricket for three years.

Barnett in 479 matches, scored 28,593 first-class runs at an average of 40.38, with 61 centuries and a top score of 239 not out, made against Leicestershire. He passed 1000 runs in a season 16 times, including eleven consecutive seasons between 1983 and 1993.

He is now coach of the Minor Counties side, Staffordshire, and still plays for them on occasion.

Barnett was named one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1989.

Outside cricket

Barnett used to play for Leek Town before football took a back seat for cricket.

External links

• Cricinfo page on Kim Barnett

Sporting positions
Preceded by Barry Wood	Derbyshire cricket captains 1984–1995	Succeeded by Dean Jones