The illness which ended Ken Barrington's career at the age of thirty-eight revealed the extent to which a rugged physique had been undermined by the anxieties of representative cricket.

A giant of English cricket in a Test career that spanned 13 years, Ken Barrington racked up 6,806 runs at an average of 58.67. He hit 20 centuries, including a career best of 256 against Australia.

These are the most by any batter in his first 10 Tests on foreign soil. Don Bradman and Ken Barrington stand next with six centuries apiece. 10 - Matches Gus Atkinson took to complete the treble ...