Bertie Perkins

Infobox cricketer biography
playername = Bertie Perkins
country = England
fullname = Arthur Lionel Bertie Perkins
dayofbirth = 19
monthofbirth = 10
yearofbirth = 1905
placeofbirth = Swansea, Glamorgan
countryofbirth = Wales
dayofdeath = 6
monthofdeath = 5
yearofdeath = 1992
placeofdeath = Durban, Natal
countryofdeath = South Africa
batting = Right-handed
role = Batsman
club1 = Glamorgan
year1 = 1925-1933
type1 = First-class
debutdate1 = 1 August
debutyear1 = 1925
debutfor1 = Glamorgan
debutagainst1 = HDG Leveson-Gower's XI
lastdate1 = 21 June
lastyear1 = 1933
lastfor1 = Glamorgan
lastagainst1 = Lancashire
deliveries = balls
columns = 1
column1 = First-class
matches1 = 6
runs1 = 102
bat avg1 = 14.57
100s/50s1 = 0/0
top score1 = 26*
deliveries1 = 0
wickets1 = -
bowl avg1 = -
fivefor1 = -
tenfor1 = -
best bowling1 = -
catches/stumpings1 = 4/0
date = 19 December
year = 2007
source = http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4849/4849.html CricketArchive

Arthur Lionel Bertie Perkins (19 October 1905–6 May 1992) usually known as Bertie Perkins, was an English cricketer. [ [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ci/content/player/18502.html Cricinfo profile] ] A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for Glamorgan. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4849/4849.html CricketArchive profile] ]

Biography

Born in Swansea, after a good record in club cricket there, Bertie Perkins played two first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1925 [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Articles/1/1006.html Brief Profile of Bertie Perkins] by Dr A. K. Hignell at CricketArchive] against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI and Warwickshire. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4849/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Bertie Perkins] at CricketArchive] He then emigrated to Malaya where he went into business.

Whilst in Malaya, he played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in Kuala Lumpur in 1932. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Players/4/4849/Other_matches.html Other matches played by Bertie Perkins] at CricketArchive] 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. He died in Durban, South Africa in 1992.

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