Roy James Barratt (3 May 1942 – 19 January 1995) was an English

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er who appeared in 70 first-class matches for

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between 1961 and 1970. Barratt was a left-arm slow orthodox spin bowler with a low, almost round-arm action, and a tail-end

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, known as "Basher" for his uninhibited approach to batting. He made his first-class debut for Leicestershire on 21 June 1961 in the

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. His best bowling figures in an innings were 7 for 35 against

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in 1969. His best match figures were 10 for 90 against

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in 1965, when he took 5 for 45 in each innings. He was born in

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, and died at

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, after suffering a

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. His family owned a building business. Their projects included the pavilion at Leicestershire's home ground at

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, which they built during Barratt's playing career with the club; he took part in the construction work.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barratt, Roy 1942 births 1995 deaths English cricketers Leicestershire cricketers People from Aylestone Cricketers from Leicester 20th-century English sportsmen