 In 1933, Barne officiated in a first-class match between Patiala and a touring Marylebone Cricket Club team.After a short period as a schoolmaster, he was ordained in 1904 and after a curacy at St John the Baptist Summertown, Oxford he became a Missionary in India, eventually rising to be Principal of the Lawrence Royal Military School, Sanawar before appointment to the episcopate.He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1919 New Year Honours.