Lloyd Barker
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Lloyd Hamilton Barker (born 26 September 1943, Barbados
) is a cricket umpire
who officiated in 29 Tests
and 37 One Day Internationals from 1984 to 1997. Barker's first Test as umpire was the Third Test between West Indies
and Australia
in 1984. He officiated in the first ever Test between Sri Lanka
and Zimbabwe
at Harare
in October 1994 as the neutral umpire; his colleague was Ian Robinson
.
Barker has since retired.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
) is a cricket umpire
Umpire (cricket)
In cricket, an umpire is a person who has the authority to make judgements on the cricket field, according to the Laws of Cricket...
who officiated in 29 Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
and 37 One Day Internationals from 1984 to 1997. Barker's first Test as umpire was the Third Test between West Indies
West Indian cricket team
The West Indian cricket team, also known colloquially as the West Indies or the Windies, is a multi-national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 mainly English-speaking Caribbean countries, British dependencies and non-British dependencies.From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s,...
and Australia
Australian cricket team
The Australian cricket team is the national cricket team of Australia. It is the joint oldest team in Test cricket, having played in the first Test match in 1877...
in 1984. He officiated in the first ever Test between Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan cricket team
The Sri Lankan cricket team is the national cricket team of Sri Lanka. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1981, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation...
and Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean cricket team
The Zimbabwean cricket team is a national cricket team representing Zimbabwe. It is administrated by Zimbabwe Cricket...
at Harare
Harare
Harare before 1982 known as Salisbury) is the largest city and capital of Zimbabwe. It has an estimated population of 1,600,000, with 2,800,000 in its metropolitan area . Administratively, Harare is an independent city equivalent to a province. It is Zimbabwe's largest city and its...
in October 1994 as the neutral umpire; his colleague was Ian Robinson
Ian Robinson (cricket umpire)
Ian David Robinson , in Oxford, England, was a Zimbabwean cricket umpire who officiated in 28 Test Matches and 90 One Day Internationals. He had made his umpiring debut in Zimbabwe's inaugural Test, against India at Harare in 1992...
.
Barker has since retired.