Background
He was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
He was born at Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire.
Barnes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. Barnes made his first-class debut for Richard Daft"s XI against the United North of England Eleven at the Recreation Ground, Holbeck. He later made his debut for Nottinghamshire in first-class cricket against Surrey at Trent Bridge in 1872.
He played four further first-class matches for the county, all of which came in 1872, with his final appearance coming against Gloucestershire at Clifton College.
In his total of five first-class appearances for Nottinghamshire, he scored a total of 65 runs at an average of 10.83, with a high score of 33. With the ball, he took 2 wickets at a bowling average of 11.50, with best figures of 2/23.
A year after playing for Nottinghamshire, Barnes died from typhoid, at the town of his birth on 22 September.