Alex Barrow OA - Somerset CCC Professional
Full name: Alexander William Rodgerson Barrow
Current age: 21 years
Major teams: England Under-19s, Somerset, Somerset 2nd XI,
Somerset Under-17s
Batting style: Right-hand bat
Bowling Style: Right-arm offbreak
Education: King’s College Taunton, Bishop Fox 2010
Alex made his debut for Alex accepted a full time
Somerset aged just nine contract with Somerset and
when he was selected to made his first class debut
play for the county Under 11s at The Rose Bowl against
against Wales. He went on to Hampshire, scoring 14 and
represent the county through taking the wicket of Neil
all the age group sides, Mackenzie, the South African
culminating in a place on the Test Match batsman. Since
senior academy aged 16. that time Alex has made
During his time at King’s his one day debut, scoring
College, Alex was a prolific 72 at Chester le Street
run scorer. In 2008 aged against Durham and more
15, he and Jos Buttler, recently making his highest
opened the batting together Championship score of 83 not
and established a new out against the same county.
nationals schools record
with a partnership of 341 Alex has added another string
against King’s School Bruton. to his bow in recent weeks
Later, in his final year at the and has kept wicket for the
school, Alex was Wisdens county, taking some stunning
leading schoolboy batsman, catches, drawing much praise
scoring over 900 runs with an from the cricket pundits and
average of 166. In the same Somerset’s Captain, Marcus
year he was selected for Trescothick.
England Under 19s, scoring
50 on debut against Sri Lanka
at Fenners.
During the Summer of 2010,
Batting and fielding averages
Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave BF SR 100 50 4s 6s Ct St
First-class 19 31 0 448 69 14.45 1012 44.26 0 1 66 0 20 0
List A 7 5 1 133 72 33.25 168 79.16 0 1 10 1 6 0
Bowling averages
Mat Inns Balls Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 4w 5w 10
First-class 19 3 42 36 1 1/4 1/4 36.00 5.14 42.0 0 0 0
List A 7 - - - - - - - - - -
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