Craig Wilkinson

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Craig Wilkinson
Personal information
Full name
Craig William Wilkinson
Born (1963-03-19) 19 March 1963 (age 61)
Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire,
England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1995Oxfordshire
1991Leicestershire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 14 18
Runs scored 138 80
Batting average 12.54 80.00
100s/50s –/– –/–
Top score 41 35*
Balls bowled 1,890 818
Wickets 23 16
Bowling average 43.86 39.31
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling 4/59 3/16
Catches/stumpings 7/– 5/–
Source: Cricinfo, 15 February 2013

Craig William Wilkinson (born 19 March 1963) is a former English cricketer. Wilkinson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire.

Wilkinson made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Nottinghamshire in the 1991 County Championship at Trent Bridge. He made thirteen further first-class appearances for the county in that season, the last of which came against Kent.[1] In his fourteen first-class matches, he took 23 wickets at an average of 43.86, with best figures of 4/59.[2] With the bat he scored 138 runs at an average of 12.54, with a high score of 41.[3] In that same season he made his List A debut against Derbyshire in the Refuge Assurance League at Grace Road. He made seventeen further List A appearances in that season, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the same tournament.[4] He took 16 wickets in his eighteen List A matches, at an average of 39.31 and with best figures of 3/16.[5] He scored 80 runs with the bat, with a high score of 35 not out.[6] This was the only season in which he played for Leicestershire, with Wilkinson later appearing in a single Minor Counties Championship match for Oxfordshire against Berkshire in 1995.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Craig Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  2. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Craig Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Craig Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  4. ^ "List A Matches played by Craig Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  5. ^ "List A Bowling For Each Team by Craig Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  6. ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Craig Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Craig Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 February 2013.

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