Derek Graham Hawkins (18 May 1935 – 27 November 2010) was an English first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who played for Gloucestershire from 1952 to 1962.[1]
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| Full name | Derek Graham Hawkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1935 Alveston, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 November 2010 (aged 75) Alveston, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off-spin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1952–1962 | Gloucestershire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 13 January 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawkins was born at Alveston, Gloucestershire, and educated at the nearby Thornbury Grammar School.[1] He captained the England Schools team in 1950, and signed a contract with Gloucestershire aged 16.[2] After a two-year break for National Service he became a regular member of the Gloucestershire team, without ever fulfilling his potential.[2] The highest of his three centuries was 106, his maiden century, against Sussex in 1957, when he reached 100 in two and a half hours.[3] His most productive season was 1961, when he reached 1000 runs in a season for the first time and took his best bowling figures of 6 for 81 against Kent.[4][2] However, he retired at the end of that season, aged 26, to work in the family car dealership, Berkeley Vale Motors.[2][4]
Hawkins died at Alveston on 27 November 2010.[1]
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