Vincent Alexander Barnes (born 15 February 1960) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Western Province and Transvaal.[1] He was born at Cape Town in 1960.

Vincent Barnes
Personal information
Full name
Vincent Alexander Barnes
Born (1960-02-15) 15 February 1960 (age 64)
Cape Town, Cape Province, Union of South Africa
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
RoleBowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1978/79–1994/95Western Province
1985/86Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 68 5
Runs scored 423
Batting average 9.83
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 41*
Balls bowled 11,481 246
Wickets 323 10
Bowling average 11.95 16.70
5 wickets in innings 24 0
10 wickets in match 6 0
Best bowling 9/46 3/18
Catches/stumpings 45/– 2/–
Source: CricketArchive, 22 April 2023

Barnes, a coloured fast bowler with a slingy action, played most of his cricket during the apartheid years which meant he was confined to the Howa Bowl.[2] The Western Province paceman was the competition's most successful bowler and topped the wicket-taking lists with 41 wickets at 7.75 in 1982–83 and 42 wickets at 10.14 in 1986–87. Barnes also spent a season at Transvaal in 1985–86 and was one of three bowlers to finish with a competition high 36 scalps.[3] He took his career best figures of 9 for 46 in the second innings of a match against Natal in 1983–84.[4]

Following his retirement from cricket, Barnes became a coach and was in charge of South Africa's Under-19s from 1997 to 1999. He was then appointed as the coach of South Africa A before joining the national team as an assistant coach to Mickey Arthur.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Where are they now? The 1991 South African Cricket Board team". IOL. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Vincent Barnes". CricketArchive.
  3. ^ "First-class Bowling in Each Season by Vincent Barnes". CricketArchive.
  4. ^ "Natal v Western Province 1983/84". CricketArchive.
  5. ^ "Profile: Vincent Barnes". Cricinfo.