Dennis A'Court | |
Fullname: | Dennis George A'Court |
Birth Date: | 27 July 1937 |
Birth Place: | Markham, Caerphilly County Borough, Wales |
Batting: | Right-handed |
Bowling: | Right-arm fast medium |
Club1: | Gloucestershire |
Year1: | 1960–1963 |
Columns: | 1 |
Column1: | First-class |
Matches1: | 49 |
Runs1: | 420 |
Bat Avg1: | 11.35 |
100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
Top Score1: | 47* |
Deliveries1: | 9585 |
Wickets1: | 145 |
Bowl Avg1: | 26.82 |
Fivefor1: | 5 |
Tenfor1: | 0 |
Best Bowling1: | 6/25 |
Catches/Stumpings1: | 10/- |
Source: | https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27404/27404.html CricketArchive |
Dennis George A'Court (27 July 1937 – 23 May 2021) was a Welsh-born cricketer who played for Gloucestershire. A right-arm medium-fast bowler and a right-handed tail-end batsman, he played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire between 1960 and 1963.[1] He was born in Markham in Monmouthshire, a former mining village.
He took 145 first-class wickets, with a best of 6 for 25 against the South African tourists in 1960: Wisden noted that he "shocked the South Africans with his accuracy, liveliness, and disconcerting swing and movement of the ball."[2] [3] He took five wickets in an innings on five occasions.