| Patrick Oakden | |
| Fullname: | Robert Patrick Oakden |
| Birth Date: | 9 May 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Death Place: | Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Batting: | Right-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm fast-medium |
| Role: | Bowler |
| Club1: | Nottinghamshire |
| Columns: | 1 |
| Column1: | First-class |
| Matches1: | 8 |
| Runs1: | 68 |
| Bat Avg1: | 9.71 |
| 100S/50S1: | 0/0 |
| Top Score1: | 24 |
| Deliveries1: | 1,241 |
| Wickets1: | 17 |
| Bowl Avg1: | 42.82 |
| Fivefor1: | 0 |
| Tenfor1: | 0 |
| Best Bowling1: | 4/78 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 4/– |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18290.html ESPNcricinfo |
| Date: | 10 March |
| Year: | 2017 |
Robert Patrick Oakden (9 May 1938 - 20 July 2011) was an English cricketer. Oakden was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, and was educated at NewarkMagnus Grammar School.[1]
Oakden made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Lancashire in the 1960 County Championship. He made seven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1961 County Championship.[2] In his eight first-class appearances for the county, he took 17 wickets at an average of 42.82, with best figures of 4/78.[3] With the bat, he scored 68 runs at a batting average of 9.71, with a high score of 24.[4]
Outside of cricket, Oakden completed his National Service in the Royal Navy, during which he had served aboard .[1] Following his first-class cricket career, Oakden played golf to a high standard, becoming the first person to represent Nottinghamshire at both cricket and golf since World War II.[1] He died at the town of his birth on 20 July 2011.