| Country: | England |
| Fullname: | George William Barker |
| Birth Date: | 8 August 1831 |
| Birth Place: | Stanlake Park, Berkshire, England |
| Death Place: | Stanlake Park, Berkshire, England |
| Batting: | Unknown |
| Club1: | Marylebone Cricket Club |
| Year1: | 1854 - 1857 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 4 |
| Runs1: | 83 |
| Bat Avg1: | 13.83 |
| 100S/50S1: | –/– |
| Top Score1: | 31 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 1/– |
| Date: | 21 April |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10359.html Cricinfo |
George William Barker (8 August 1831 – 10 September 1869) was an English first-class cricketer and barrister.
The son of George Barker senior, he was born in August 1831 at Stanlake Park in Berkshire. He was educated at Rugby School,[1] before going up to Christ Church, Oxford.[2] After graduating from Oxford, Barker played first-class cricket for the Marylebone Cricket Club from 1854 to 1857, making four appearances: two in 1854 against Oxford University and Cambridge University, and two in 1857 against the same opponents.[3] He scored 83 runs in these four matches, with a highest score of 31.[4] A student of the Inner Temple, he was called to the bar in 1857.[2] Barker died at Stanlake Park in September 1869, having been ill for ten days previous.[5]