Barnes was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace.
Barnes made his first-class debut for Richard Daft's XI against the United North of England Eleven at the Recreation Ground, Holbeck.
[1] He later made his debut for Nottinghamshire in first-class cricket against Surrey at Trent Bridge in 1872.
He played four further first-class matches for the county, all of which came in 1872, with his final appearance coming against Gloucestershire at Clifton College.
[3] A year after playing for Nottinghamshire, Barnes died from typhoid, at the town of his birth on 22 September.