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	4 May 1938 Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1957–1972	Buckinghamshire
1960–1961	Cambridge 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

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.

External links

• Gerald Atkins at ESPNcricinfo