David Pickles (16 November 1935 – 22 June 2020) was an English first-class cricketer, who played in 41 matches for Yorkshire from 1957 to 1960.[1][2][3] He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI during this time.
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| Born | 16 November 1935 Halifax, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 June 2020 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1957–1960 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A right-arm fast bowler, Pickles took 96 wickets at 21.47, with best match figures of 7 for 61 and 5 for 72 against Somerset at Taunton in 1957.[4] He took 5 for 42 in a Roses Match against Lancashire in 1958.[5]
He and his wife Jill had three children. He died at home in Yorkshire on 22 June 2020, aged 84.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ "David Pickles (profile)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ "David Pickles (profile)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- ^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
- ^ "Somerset v Yorkshire 1957". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "Lancashire v Yorkshire 1958". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ "David Pickles". Legacy. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 271. ISBN 9781472975478.
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