Dennis Raymond Oakes (born 10 April 1946) is an English former cricketer and footballer. In cricket, Oakes was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born at Bedworth, Warwickshire.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 April 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Bedworth, Warwickshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1967 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 1967–1971 | Notts County | 120 | (0) |
| 1971–1973 | Peterborough United | 85 | (5) |
| Chelmsford City | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Cricket information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg break | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965 | Warwickshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 22 December 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakes made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Northamptonshire in the 1965 County Championship. He made four further first-class appearances in that season, the last of which came against Essex.[1] In his five first-class matches, he scored a total of 81 runs at an average of 11.57, with a high score of 33.[2]
He also played football for Coventry City, Notts County, Peterborough United and Chelmsford City,[3] making 205 appearances in the Football League as a central defender.[4]
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Dennis Oakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Dennis Oakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Player profile: Dennis Oakes". CricketArchive. Retrieved 22 December 2011.
- ^ "Player profile: Dennis Oakes". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
External links
edit- Dennis Oakes at ESPNcricinfo
- Dennis Oakes at CricketArchive
- Dennis Oakes at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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