# Alexander Barras

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{{short description|Australian cricketer}}
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|                name = Alexander Barras
|               image = Alexander Barras.png
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|          birth_date = {{birth date|1914|1|26|df=yes}}
|         birth_place = Auburn, Victoria
|          death_date = {{death date and age|1986|8|15|1914|1|26|df=yes}}
|         death_place = Mount Lawley, Western Australia
|             batting =Left-handed 
|             bowling =Legbreak 
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|                date = 19 October 2017
|              source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/4328.html Cricinfo
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'''Alexander Barras''' (26 January 1914 &ndash; 15 August 1986) was an Australian [cricket](/source/cricket)er. He played six [first-class](/source/first-class_cricket) matches for [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia_cricket_team) between 1938/39 and 1947/48.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/4328.html |title=Alexander Barras |access-date=19 October 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref> He also played for [Fitzroy Cricket Club](/source/Fitzroy_Cricket_Club).<ref>[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11782572 "Barras to Play with Fitzroy"], The Argus, Melbourne, 18 November 1943, p 9.</ref><ref>Percy Taylor,  [https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1100491 "Stars Come -And Go: Cricket Team Changes"], The Argus, Melbourne, 19 January 1945, p 13.</ref>

==See also==
* [List of Western Australia first-class cricketers](/source/List_of_Western_Australia_first-class_cricketers)

==References==
*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/12106891 "Good Hand By Barras"], The Argus, Melbourne, 13 March 1939, p 13
*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58960404 "Four State Cricketers In R.A.A.F."], Sunday Times, Perth, 12 January 1941, p 14
*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245190109 "Alex Barras (RAAF) Reported Missing"], The Herald, Melbourne, 5 August 1942, p 8
*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/245197661 "Alex Barras Safe"], The Herald, Melbourne, 27 August 1942, p 16
*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/244456545 "Alex Barras (R.A.A.F.) May Play Cricket Here"], The Herald, Melbourne, 11 October 1940, p 13
*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/53244677 "Cricket: Alex Barras Returns"], Western Mail, 4 July 1946, p 20
*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/83078593 "Perth Men May"], The Daily News, Perth, 14 March 1939, p 4
*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/76065256 "Alex Barras Flays Victorian Bowlers"], Mirror, Perth, 11 March 1939, p 7
*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78283350 "Barras Bombs and Bats"], The Daily News, Perth, 30 May 1942, p 10
*[https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/265046012 "Non-Player To Lead State Baseball"], The Daily News, Perth, 2 May 1951, p 15
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==External links==
* {{cricinfo|id=4328}}

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Category:1914 births
Category:1986 deaths
Category:Australian cricketers
Category:Western Australia cricketers
Category:Cricketers from Melbourne
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen

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