William Barber (Nottinghamshire cricketer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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British cricketer (1881-1971)
Date of Birth: 17-Oct-1881
Place of Birth: Eastwood, England, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 26-Apr-1971
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About William Barber (Nottinghamshire cricketer)
- William Douglas Barber (17 October 1881 – 26 April 1971) was an English cricketer.
- He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Nottinghamshire.
- He was born in Eastwood and died in Nottinghamshire. Barber was commissioned a second lieutenant in the 1st Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps on 4 May 1901.
- He served with the battalion in South Africa during the later part of the Second Boer War.
- Following the end of the war, he left South Africa in September 1902 with other men of his regiment on the SS Sardinia, which took them to a new posting at Malta.Barber's first-class debut came in 1904, against Lancashire.
- Barber scored 7 runs in the only innings in which he batted in the match. Twenty years after his sole County Championship appearance, Barber played for the Army cricket team against Oxford University.
- The game finished in an innings defeat for the Army team.
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