Background
He was born at Carlton in Lindrick, Nottinghamshire.
He was born at Carlton in Lindrick, Nottinghamshire.
Barber was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. Barber made a single first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire against Cambridge University in 1960 at Fenner"son Barber made scores of 3 in Nottinghamshire"s first-innings before he was dismissed by Alan Hurd, while in their second-innings he was dismissed for a duck by David Kirby.
His only first-class appearance for Nottinghamshire ended in a 161 runs defeat.
Just after a month later he made a further appearance in first-class cricket, this time for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University at Fenner"son He ended the Free Foresters first-innings not out on 2, while he wasn"t required to bat in their second-innings, with the Free Foresters winnings by 5 wickets.
His great-uncle William Barber was also a first-class cricketer.
