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]

Joan Wilkinson
Personal information
Full name
Joan Wilkinson
Born(1919-04-05)5 April 1919
Foulridge, Lancashire, England
Died17 April 2002(2002-04-17) (aged 83)
Foulridge, Lancashire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm leg break
RoleAll-rounder
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 28)28 January 1949 v Australia
Last Test21 March 1958 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition WTest WFC
Matches 13 53
Runs scored 436 1,819
Batting average 19.81 24.58
100s/50s 0/3 1/9
Top score 90 131
Balls bowled 360 1,353
Wickets 4 34
Bowling average 43.75 17.02
5 wickets in innings 0 1
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 1/9 5/29
Catches/stumpings 7/– 25/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 March 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile: Wilkie Wilkinson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Joan Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Joan Wilkie Wilkinson". The Telegraph. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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