Frank Barrs
Cricket Player
1871 – 1963
Who was Frank Barrs?
Frank Arthur Barrs was an English cricketer who played for Derbyshire in 1900 and 1901.
Barrs was born in Repton Park, the son of Henry Barrs, a farmer and his wife Elizabeth. He made his Derbyshire debut in the 1900 season in May against Surrey and in his first innings scored his best innings total of 58. He made ten more runs in his career in one further match in 1900 and a single game in the 1901 season.
Barrs was a left-handed batsman and played five innings in three first class matches with an average of 13.6 and a top score of 58. He was a left-arm fast bowler and took one wicket in six overs at a cost of 29 runs.
Barrs emigirated to South Dakota in 1908 and after 3 months went on to Vancouver, Canada. He played a match for Vancouver against the Australians in 1913. He lived for the rest of his life in Vancouver where he died aged 92.
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- Born
- Apr 24, 1871
Claybury Hospital - Nationality
- England
- Died
- Dec 16, 1963
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on July 23, 2013
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