John Barclay
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Educated at Eton, John was
an acclaimed schoolboy
cricketer. Honoured by The
Cricket Society, he made his
First Class debut for Sussex,
while still at school in 1970.
Barclay was an opening
batsman with an excellent technique and eye who bowled
off-spin, claiming the dismissals of Ian Botham and Viv
Richards several times.
In 1981, he became Captain of Sussex CCC, leading the team
to second place in the County Championship. He was rated
as one of the best county captains around and even tipped
for the Test captaincy until a finger injury forced his
retirement in 1986. Following his playing career, John
became, and continues to this day as, the Director of
Cricket at the Friends of Arundel Castle Cricket Club, in
tandem with the Arundel Castle Cricket Foundation – a
charity for y