Wikipedia:Featured list candidates/List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Sydney Barnes/archive1


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List of international cricket five-wicket hauls by Sydney Barnes

 * Nominator(s):  Harrias  talk 18:53, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Another cricket nomination to clog things up! This one is a bit further back in time than most of those coming through recently. Sydney Barnes is almost certainly the best "pace" bowler to have played Test cricket. He completed bamboozled Australian batsmen who otherwise dominated the English bowlers, and had he been a bit more courteous to the amateurs who ran the game, he would surely have played more Test cricket, and hold even more records. As it is, he took 24 five-wicket hauls in just 27 Test matches, and this list is long overdue. It's a while since I've nominated one of these lists, so there might be a few foibles, but as always, I invite all comments and advice.  Harrias  talk 18:53, 10 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Support Although the lead is very long, but well-written by Harrias. Zia Khan 22:43, 1 February 2013 (UTC)


 * Support – Looks good to me. &mdash; Vensatry (Ping me)  07:12, 16 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Support as picky as I could be, all comments addressed with a modicum of actual enjoyment! This is what FLC should be about.  The Rambling Man (talk) 18:40, 17 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Support looked through it a couple of times and can see no glaring issues! Perhaps the mention of playing Minor Counties cricket could name the county he played for, but once again another fantastic list from Harrias! Howzat?Out!Out!Out! (talk) 16:23, 20 January 2013 (UTC)

Comments –
 * "his average places him amongst the top-ten bowlers in Test cricket." "amongst" → "among"? There's also another similar usage later in the lead.
 * "After his recall to the England side, he played regularly until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, as was named by the Wisden Cricketers' Almanack as one of their Cricketers of the Year in 1910." "as" → "and". Giants2008  ( Talk ) 00:19, 23 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Fixed both; good catches!  Harrias  talk 07:43, 23 January 2013 (UTC)


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