Bernard Wake

Bernard Wake (4 May 1820 – 30 April 1891) was an English first-class cricketer.

Bernard Wake

Personal information
Full name	Bernard Wake
Born	4 May 1820 Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Died	30 April 1891 (aged 70) Sheffield, Yorkshire, England
Batting	Unknown
Bowling	Unknown
Relations	William Wake (nephew)
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1849–1851	Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 10 Runs scored 149 Batting average 9.31 100s/50s –/– Top score 25 Balls bowled 640 Wickets 25 Bowling average 11.52 5 wickets in innings 2 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 6/34 Catches/stumpings 3/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 September 2020

Wake was born at Sheffield in May 1820. He played first-class cricket from 1846–51, playing five matches for Sheffield (aka Yorkshire) against Manchester (aka Lancashire) from 1846–48, before playing five matches for Yorkshire from 1849–51, which included matches against Kent, All England Eleven and Lancashire.[1] In ten first-class matches, Wake scored 149 runs at an average of 9.31, with a high score of 25. As a bowler, he took 25 wickets at a bowling average of 11.52. He twice took a five wicket haul,[2] with both of these coming for Sheffield in 1848, a match in which he took figures of 5 for 47 and 6 for 34.[3] Wake died at Sheffield in April 1891. His nephew, William Wake, later played first-class cricket for Yorkshire County Cricket Club.

References

1. "First-Class Matches played by Bernard Wake". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
2. "Player profile: Bernard Wake". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
3. "Manchester v Sheffield, 1848". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 September 2020.

External links

• Bernard Wake at ESPNcricinfo