Bertie Perkins

Bertie Perkins
Personal information
Full name Arthur Lionel Bertie Perkins
Born 19 October 1905(1905-10-19)
Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Died 6 May 1992(1992-05-06) (aged 86)
Durban, Natal, South Africa
Batting style Right-handed
Role Batsman
Domestic team information
Years Team
1925-1933 Glamorgan
First-class debut 1 August 1925 Glamorgan v HDG Leveson-Gower's XI
Last First-class 21 June 1933 Glamorgan v Lancashire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 6
Runs scored 102
Batting average 14.57
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 26*
Balls bowled 0
Wickets -
Bowling average -
5 wickets in innings -
10 wickets in match -
Best bowling -
Catches/stumpings 4/0
Source: CricketArchive, 19 December 2007

Arthur Lionel Bertie Perkins (19 October 1905–6 May 1992) usually known as Bertie Perkins, was an English cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for Glamorgan.[2]

Biography

Born in Swansea, after a good record in club cricket there, Bertie Perkins played two first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1925[3] against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI and Warwickshire.[4] He then emigrated to Malaya where he went into business.[3]

Whilst in Malaya, he played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in Kuala Lumpur in 1932.[5] Returning to Wales on a brief holiday in May/June 1933, he played four further first-class matches for Glamorgan, his last coming against Lancashire.[4] He died in Durban, South Africa in 1992.[2]

References

  1. ^ Cricinfo profile
  2. ^ a b CricketArchive profile
  3. ^ a b Brief Profile of Bertie Perkins by Dr A. K. Hignell at CricketArchive
  4. ^ a b First-class matches played by Bertie Perkins at CricketArchive
  5. ^ Other matches played by Bertie Perkins at CricketArchive