Maurice Berkley

Personal information
Full name	Maurice Berkley
Born	6 September 1872(1872-09-06) Navestock, Essex, England
Died	9 August 1947(1947-08-09) (aged 74) Bangor, Caernarvonshire, Wales
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm slow
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1894	Essex
Career statistics
Competition	First-class
Matches	2
Runs scored	6
Batting average	3.00
100s/50s	–/–
Top score	5
Balls bowled	138
Wickets	7
Bowling average	14.71
5 wickets in innings	1
10 wickets in match	–
Best bowling	6/50
Catches/stumpings	2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 28 February 2011

Maurice Berkley (6 September 1872 – 9 August 1947) was an English cricketer. Berkley was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm slow. He was born in Navestock, Essex and educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh, where he played for the college cricket team.^[1]

Berkley played for Essex twice in the 1894 County Championship against Yorkshire and Leicestershire.^[2] In his two matches, he scored 6 runs at a batting average of 3.00, with a high score of 5.^[3] More successful in the bowling department, Berkley took 7 wickets at a bowling average of 14.71.^[4] 6 of his wickets came in a single innings in his maiden first-class match against Yorkshire, claiming 6/50.^[5]

He died in Bangor, Caernarvonshire on August 9, 1947.

References

1. ^ "Other matches played by Maurice Berkley". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4781/Other_matches.html. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
2. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Maurice Berkley". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4781/First-Class_Matches.html. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
3. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Maurice Berkley". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4781/f_Batting_by_Team.html. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
4. ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Maurice Berkley". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/4/4781/f_Bowling_by_Team.html. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
5. ^ "Yorkshire v Essex, 1894". CricketArchive. http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/4/4172.html. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 

External links

• Maurice Berkley at ESPNcricinfo
• Maurice Berkley at CricketArchive

Persondata
Name	Berkley, Maurice
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	6 September 1872
Place of birth	Navestock, Essex
Date of death	9 August 1947
Place of death	Bangor, Caernarvonshire