Joan "Wilkie" Wilkinson (5 April 1919 – 17 April 2002) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. Making her Test debut against Australia, she appeared in 13 Test matches for England between 1949 and 1958. She played domestic cricket for various composite XIs, including teams representing the North of England.[1][2][3]
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Full name | Joan Wilkinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Foulridge, Lancashire, England | 5 April 1919|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 April 2002 Foulridge, Lancashire, England | (aged 83)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm leg break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 28) | 28 January 1949 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 21 March 1958 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 10 March 2021 |
References
edit- ^ "Player Profile: Wilkie Wilkinson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Player Profile: Joan Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Obituary: Joan Wilkie Wilkinson". The Telegraph. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
External links
edit- Joan Wilkinson at ESPNcricinfo
- Joan Wilkinson at CricketArchive (subscription required)