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 Barrow walking back having been dismissed in a 2nd XI game againstDevon County Cricket Club, April 2014. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexander William Rodgerson Barrow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1992-05-06)6 May 1992 (age 33) Bath, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Role | Wicket-keeperbatsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2011–2016 | Somerset(squad no. 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FC debut | 27 April 2011 Somerset v Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastFC | 10 July 2016 Somerset v Middlesex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 13 May 2012 Somerset v Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LastLA | 14 June 2016 Somerset v Kent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander William Rodgerson Barrow (born 6 May 1992) is an Englishcricketer who most recently played forSomerset County Cricket Club. He made his first team debut for the county in the2011 County Championship againstHampshire.[1]
Alex has risen through the ranks of the Somerset Youth sides representing the county from Under 11 to Under 17 and joining the county academy in 2008. Alex attendedKing's College, Taunton andDownside School, where his school career was prolific, culminating in 2010, when he was the leading Wisden schoolboy batsman, scoring 803 runs at anaverage of 160.60. In the same year he was called up to representEngland U19s in theirone day andT20 series versusSri Lanka. He scored 50 on debut to help England win the first One Day International atFenner's. Alex featured in all four remaining matches, the series ending drawn with two wins each and oneno result. A shoulder operation was necessary at the end of the 2010 season but Alex recovered strongly and the start of the 2011 season saw him score heavily for Somerset 2nd XI which resulted in his call up to the senior side and hisfirst-class debut against Hampshire atThe Rose Bowl.
In 2015, after a mixed start, Alex scored heavily for the Somerset 2nd XI and forced his way back into the 1st team for several Royal London One-Day Cup matches. He went into the 2016 season competing with new signing Ryan Davies for the wicket-keeping position.
Barrow was released by Somerset at the end of the 2016 season[2] becoming a player/coach at Exeter Cricket Club.