Vincent Barnes

Vincent Alexander Barnes (born 15 February 1960) is a former South African first-class cricketer who played for Western Province and Transvaal.^[1] He was born at Cape Town in 1960.

Barnes, a coloured fast bowler with a slingy action, played most of his cricket during the apartheid years which meant he was confined to the Howa Bowl.^[2] The Western Province paceman was the competition's most successful bowler and topped the wicket-taking lists with 41 wickets at 7.75 in 1982–83 and 42 wickets at 10.14 in 1986–87. Barnes also spent a season at Transvaal in 1985–86 and was one of three bowlers to finish with a competition high 36 scalps.^[3] He took his career best figures of 9 for 46 in the second innings of a match against Natal in 1983–84.^[4]

Following his retirement from cricket, Barnes became a coach and was in charge of South Africa's Under-19s from 1997 to 1999. He was then appointed as the coach of South Africa A before joining the national team as an assistant coach to Mickey Arthur.^[5]