Derek Soakell

Personal information
Full name	Derek William Soakell
Born	7 December 1939 (1939-12-07) (age 71) Haswell, County Durham, England
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1973	Durham
1970–1972	Northumberland
1966–1968	Durham
Career statistics
Competition	List A
Matches	2
Runs scored	46
Batting average	23.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	36
Balls bowled	–
Wickets	–
Bowling average	–
5 wickets in innings	–
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	–
Catches/stumpings	–/–
Source: Cricinfo, 7 August 2011

Derek William Soakell (born 7 December 1939) is a former English cricketer. Soakell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Haswell, County Durham.

Soakell made his debut for Durham against the Warwickshire Second XI in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1966 to 1968, making 4 Minor Counties Championship appearances, before joining Northumberland in 1970. He played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1970 to 1972, making 14 Minor Counties Championship appearances for Northumberland.^[1] He rejoined Durham in 1973, making 4 appearances that season in the Minor Counties Championship.^[1] 1973 saw him make his List A debut against Yorkshire in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 10 unbeaten runs to guide Durham to a famous 5 wicket win.^[2] He made a further List A appearance against Essex in the following round of the same competition.^[3] He was dismissed for 36 runs in this match by Keith Pont, with Essex winning by 7 wickets.^[4]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Derek Soakell". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34848/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
2. ^ "Yorkshire v Durham, 1973 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/33/33466.html. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
3. ^ "List A Matches played by Derek Soakell". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/34/34848/List_A_Matches.html. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
4. ^ "Durham v Essex, 1973 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/33/33528.html. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 

External links

• Derek Soakell at ESPNcricinfo
• Derek Soakell at CricketArchive

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Name	Soakell, Derek
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Date of birth	7 December 1939
Place of birth	Haswell, County Durham, England
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