Bill Atkins (cricketer)

Gerald Atkins (born 14 May 1938), known as Bill Atkins, is a former English first-class cricketer. Atkins was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire.

Bill Atkins
Personal information
Full name
Gerald Atkins
Born (1938-05-04) 4 May 1938 (age 86)
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957–1972Buckinghamshire
1960–1961Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 20 3
Runs scored 394 16
Batting average 11.93 8.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 49 16
Balls bowled 150 0
Wickets 2
Bowling average 48.00
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/25
Catches/stumpings 8/– 0/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 May 2011

Atkins made his debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1957 Minor Counties Championship against Oxfordshire. Atkins served in the British Army, and it was for a Combined Services team that he made his first-class debut for against Warwickshire in 1958. He played a further first-class match the following season for the team against Somerset. The season following that, he made his first-class debut for Cambridge University against Surrey. He played 17 further first-class matches for the University, the last coming against Kent in 1961.[1] In his 18 first-class matches for the University, Atkins scored 338 runs at a batting average of 11.65, with a high score of 49.[2]

While playing first-class cricket, he also continued to play Minor counties cricket for Buckinghamshire, representing the county to 1972 and making 107 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[3] He made his List A debut for Buckinghamshire in the 1965 Gillette Cup against Middlesex. He played 2 further List A matches for the county, both coming in the 1970 Gillette Cup against Bedfordshire and Hampshire.[4] In his 3 List A matches, he scored 16 runs at an average of 8.00, with a high score of 16.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Bill Atkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  2. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bill Atkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  3. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Bill Atkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by Bill Atkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
  5. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bill Atkins". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
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