Maurice Berkley Explained

Country:England
Fullname:Maurice Berkley
Birth Date:6 September 1872
Birth Place:Navestock, Essex, England
Death Place:Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm slow
Club1:Essex
Year1:1894
Columns:1
Column1:First-class
Matches1:2
Runs1:6
Bat Avg1:3.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:5
Deliveries1:138
Wickets1:7
Bowl Avg1:14.71
Fivefor1:1
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:6/50
Catches/Stumpings1:2/–
Date:28 February
Year:2011
Source:http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/9076.html Cricinfo

Maurice Berkley (6 September 1872 – 9 August 1947) was an English cricketer. Berkley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. He was born in Navestock, Essex and educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh, where he played for the college cricket team.[1]

Berkley played for Essex twice in the 1894 County Championship against Yorkshire and Leicestershire.[2] In his two matches, he scored 6 runs at a batting average of 3.00, with a high score of 5.[3] More successful in the bowling department, Berkley took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 14.71.[4] six of his wickets came in a single innings in his maiden first-class match against Yorkshire, claiming 6/50.[5]

He died in Bangor, Caernarvonshire on 9 August 1947.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Other matches played by Maurice Berkley. CricketArchive. 28 February 2011. 28 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110628232209/http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4781/Other_matches.html. dead.
  2. Web site: First-Class Matches played by Maurice Berkley. CricketArchive. 28 February 2011.
  3. Web site: First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Maurice Berkley. CricketArchive. 28 February 2011.
  4. Web site: First-class Bowling For Each Team by Maurice Berkley. CricketArchive. 28 February 2011.
  5. Web site: Yorkshire v Essex, 1894. CricketArchive. 28 February 2011.