Kevan Christopher Barbour (born 23 October 1949) is an international

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from

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. Previously, he has served as the president, chairman and provincial manager of the Manicaland Cricket Association.

Early life

Barbour was born in

Bulawayo Bulawayo (, ; ) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about ...

and educated at Milton High School. He played for

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from 1968 until 1970, when he moved to work in

Mutare Mutare, formerly known as Umtali until 1982, is the capital and largest city in the province of Manicaland. It is the third most populated in Zimbabwe. Having surpassed Gweru in the 2012 census, with an urban area, urban population of 224,802 ...

, and then played for

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until 1975. He also played for the Rhodesia B cricket team. After a further move to

Kwekwe Kwekwe ( ), formerly known as Que Que, is a city in the Midlands province in central Zimbabwe. The city has a population of 119,863 within the city limits, as of the 2022 census, making it the 7th-largest city in Zimbabwe and the second-mo ...

, he played for

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until 1977. He settled back in Mutare and played for Manicaland again until 1979.

Retired

Barbour retired as a cricketer in 1996, and took up umpiring. He made his international umpiring debut in 1998 during an ODI game between Zimbabwe and Pakistan, before making his Test umpiring debut in the 1st Test between Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka at Bulawayo in November 1999. He umpired three further Tests in 2001, all in Zimbabwe: the 1st Test against Bangladesh at Bulawayo in April 2001, the 2nd Test against West Indies at Harare in July 2001, and then the 2nd Test against South Africa at Bulawayo in September 2001. He was an umpire at the

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. As of August 2010, he has umpired four Tests and 51 ODIs, most recently standing in an ODI in October 2009. Save for two World Cup ODIs in South Africa, and three other ODIs in Sharjah in 2003, all have been played in Zimbabwe, and all but a handful involving the

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. Barbour has also been the

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in six Tests in Zimbabwe, most recently in 2005, and 29 ODIs.

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Early life

Retired

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