Desmond William Barrick (28 April 1926 – 25 December 2007) was an English cricketer who played in 301 first-class matches between 1949 and 1960.

A right-handed batsman and an occasional leg-break and googly bowler, he made his first-class debut for Northamptonshire in 1949, aged 23.

[2] A short but fearless attacking middle-order batsman,[3] Barrick hit his career best of 211 against Essex in 1952, adding 347 for the fifth wicket with Dennis Brookes.

[1] He played a number of matches for Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) between 1953 and 1957.

He toured India with the Commonwealth XI in 1953–54, scoring 867 runs at an average of 41.28 in the first-class matches, including 102 not out in the second unofficial Test.