Ken Barrington
Playing style
Ken Barrington started as a free-scoring off-side player, but, determined to regain his place in the England Test team, he opened his stance and became a defensive leg-side player.

Ken Barrington

Section Title: Playing style
Table Section Text: Ken Barrington started as a free-scoring off-side player, but, determined to regain his place in the England Test team, he opened his stance and became a defensive leg-side player.

Test batting averages of batsman who have made 1000 Test runs Source

Rank	Player	Team	Birth and death	Matches	Innings	Not Out	Runs	Highest score	Average	100s	50s	Ct

1	D.G. Bradman	Australia	1908–2001	52	80	10	6996	334	99.94	29	13	32

2	S.G. Barnes	Australia	1916–1973	13	19	2	1072	234	63.05	3	5	14

3	R.G. Pollock	South Africa	1944–present	23	41	4	2256	274	60.97	7	11	17

4	G.A. Headley	West Indies	1909–1983	22	40	4	2190	270*	60.83	10	5	14

5	H. Sutcliffe	England	1894–1978	54	84	9	4555	194	60.73	16	23	23

6	E. Paynter	England	1909–1979	20	31	5	1540	243	59.23	4	7	7

7	K.F. Barrington	England	1930–1981	82	131	15	6806	256	58.67	20	35	58

8	E.D. Weekes	West Indies	1925–present	48	81	5	4455	207	58.61	15	19	49

9	W.R. Hammond	England	1903–1965	85	140	16	7249	336*	58.45	22	24	110

10	G.S. Sobers	West Indies	1936–present	93	160	21	8032	365*	57.78	26	30	109

Sentence(s)

Only Don Bradman (99.94) has made more than Barrington's 6,806 Test runs at a higher average, which is the seventh highest of batsmen who have made 1,000 Test runs.

final_sentence: Only Don Bradman (99.94) has made more than Barrington's 6,806 Test runs at a higher average, which is the seventh highest of batsmen who have made 1,000 Test runs.