| David Pickles | |
| Country: | England |
| Birth Date: | 16 November 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast |
| Club1: | Yorkshire |
| Year1: | 1957–1960 |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 41 |
| Runs1: | 74 |
| Bat Avg1: | 3.70 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 12 |
| Deliveries1: | 4307 |
| Wickets1: | 96 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 21.47 |
| Fivefor1: | 4 |
| Tenfor1: | 1 |
| Best Bowling1: | 7/61 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 10/– |
| Date: | 9 January 2021 |
| Source: | https://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/18945.html Cricinfo |
David Pickles (16 November 1935 – 22 June 2020) was an English first-class cricketer, who played in 41 matches for Yorkshire from 1957 to 1960.[1] [2] [3] He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI during this time.
A right-arm fast bowler, Pickles took 96 wickets at 21.47, with best match figures of 7 for 61 and 5 for 72 against Somerset at Taunton in 1957.[4] He took 5 for 42 in a Roses Match against Lancashire in 1958.[5]
He and his wife Jill had three children. He died at home in Yorkshire on 22 June 2020, aged 84.[6] [7]