Bob Wilkinson
Personal information
Full name
Robert William Wilkinson
Born(1939-12-23)23 December 1939
Rotherhithe, London
Died19 March 2020(2020-03-19) (aged 80)
St Thomas' Hospital, London Borough of Lambeth
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
RelationsBobby Abel (great-uncle)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1959–1963Kent
FC debut23 May 1959 Kent v Middlesex
Last FC3 July 1963 Kent v Essex
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 23
Runs scored 635
Batting average 19.84
100s/50s 0/2
Top score 63
Balls bowled 1,098
Wickets 10
Bowling average 62.60
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling 2/31
Catches/stumpings 11/–
Source: CricInfo, 17 April 2020

Robert William Wilkinson (23 December 1939 – 19 March 2020) was an English cricketer.

Wilkinson was born at Rotherhithe in London in 1939. He played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club between 1959 and 1963, making a total of 23 senior appearances for the county, scoring 635 runs and taking 10 wickets.[1] He made his first-class debut against Middlesex at Gravesend in May 1959, going on to play 17 matches during 1959. He made five First XI appearances in 1960 and his final first-class match came in 1963. He played regularly for the county Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship and Second XI Championship between 1956 and 1964 and was awarded his Second XI county cap in 1958.[2][3]

Wilkinson died at St Thomas' Hospital in the London Borough of Lambeth in March 2020. He was 80 years old.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Robert Wilkinson, CricInfo. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
  2. 1 2 Bob Wilkinson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 2020-04-17. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ Wilkinson, Robert William, Obituaries in 2020, The Shorter Wisden, 2021. Retrieved from Google Books 2022-08-07.


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