Bob Wilkinson (cricketer) explained

Bob Wilkinson
Fullname:Robert William Wilkinson
Birth Date:1939 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Rotherhithe, London
Death Place:St Thomas' Hospital, London Borough of Lambeth
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium
Family:Bobby Abel (great-uncle)
Club1:Kent
Type1:FC
Debutdate1:23 May
Debutyear1:1959
Debutfor1:Kent
Debutagainst1:Middlesex
Lastdate1:3 July
Lastyear1:1963
Lastfor1:Kent
Lastagainst1:Essex
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:23
Runs1:635
Bat Avg1:19.84
100S/50S1:0/2
Top Score1:63
Deliveries1:1,098
Wickets1:10
Bowl Avg1:62.60
Fivefor1:0
Tenfor1:0
Best Bowling1:2/31
Catches/Stumpings1:11/–
Source:https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/22998.html CricInfo
Date:17 April
Year:2020

Robert William Wilkinson (23 December 1939 – 19 March 2020) was an English cricketer.

Wilkinson was born at Rotherhithe in London in 1939. He played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club between 1959 and 1963, making a total of 23 senior appearances for the county, scoring 635 runs and taking 10 wickets.[1] He made his first-class debut against Middlesex at Gravesend in May 1959, going on to play 17 matches during 1959. He made five First XI appearances in 1960 and his final first-class match came in 1963. He played regularly for the county Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship and Second XI Championship between 1956 and 1964 and was awarded his Second XI county cap in 1958.[2] [3]

Wilkinson died at St Thomas' Hospital in the London Borough of Lambeth in March 2020. He was 80 years old.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/22998.html Robert Wilkinson
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/33/33880/33880.html Bob Wilkinson
  3. https://books.google.com/books?id=PjwoEAAAQBAJ&dq=bob+wilkinson+kent+cricket+obituary&pg=PT204 Wilkinson, Robert William