Paul Bates (cricketer) explained

Country:England
Fullname:Paul Robert Bates
Birth Date:9 May 1974
Birth Place:Chippenham, Wiltshire, England
Batting:Right-handed
Bowling:Right-arm medium-fast
Family:Richard Bates (brother)
Club1:Wiltshire
Year1:2000-2002
Columns:1
Column1:LA
Matches1:2
Runs1:18
Bat Avg1:9.00
100S/50S1:–/–
Top Score1:18
Deliveries1:
Wickets1:
Bowl Avg1:
Fivefor1:
Tenfor1:
Best Bowling1:
Catches/Stumpings1:–/–
Date:9 October
Year:2010
Source:http://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/10310.html Cricinfo

Paul Robert Bates (born 9 May 1974) is a former English cricketer. Bates was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Chippenham, Wiltshire.

Bates made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire against Oxfordshire in 2000. From 2000 to 2002, he represented the county in 8 Minor Counties Championship matches, the last of which came against Cheshire in 2002.[1] Bates also represented Wiltshire in the MCCA Knockout Trophy. His debut in that competition came against the Gloucestershire Cricket Board in 2000. He played one further Trophy match in 2000 against Cornwall and played his final Trophy match in 2002 against Devon.[2]

Bates also represented Wiltshire in 2 List-A matches. His List-A debut for the county came against the Derbyshire Cricket Board in the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy. His second and final List-A game came against Ireland in the 1st round of 2002 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy which was played in 2001.[3] In his 2 List-A matches, he scored 18 runs at a batting average of 9.00, with a high score of 18.[4]

Family

His brother Richard has also represented Wiltshire in List-A and Minor Counties cricket.

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35358/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Paul Bates
  2. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35358/Minor_Counties_Trophy_Matches.html Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Paul Bates
  3. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35358/List_A_Matches.html List-A Matches played by Paul Bates
  4. https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/35/35358/a_Batting_by_Team.html List-A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Paul Bates