Bill Atkins (cricketer)

Bill Atkins

Personal information
Full name	Gerald Atkins
Born	4 May 1938 Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England
Nickname	Bill
Batting style	Left-handed
Bowling style	Leg break
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1960–1961	Cambridge University
1957–1972	Buckinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A Matches 20 3 Runs scored 394 16 Batting average 11.93 8.00 100s/50s –/– –/– Top score 49 16 Balls bowled 150 – Wickets 2 – Bowling average 48.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 10 wickets in match – – Best bowling 2/25 – Catches/stumpings 8/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 May 2011

Gerald Atkins (born 14 May 1938) is a former English cricketer. Atkins was a left-handed batsman who bowled leg break. He was born in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire. He is known by his nickname Bill.

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

• Bill Atkins at ESPNcricinfo
• Bill Atkins at CricketArchive