Bertie Perkins
Arthur Lionel Bertie Perkins (19 October 1905 – 6 May 1992), known as Bertie Perkins, was a Welsh cricketer.[1] A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for Glamorgan.[2]
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| Full name | Arthur Lionel Bertie Perkins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 October 1905 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 1992 (aged 86) Durban, Natal, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 19 December 2007 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
- Cricinfo profile
- CricketArchive profile
- Brief Profile of Bertie Perkins by Dr A. K. Hignell at CricketArchive
- First-class matches played by Bertie Perkins at CricketArchive
- Other matches played by Bertie Perkins Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive
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