David Pickles

David Pickles
Personal information
Born(1935-11-16)16 November 1935
Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Died22 June 2020(2020-06-22) (aged 84)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1957–1960Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 41
Runs scored 74
Batting average 3.70
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 12
Balls bowled 4307
Wickets 96
Bowling average 21.47
5 wickets in innings 4
10 wickets in match 1
Best bowling 7/61
Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2021

David Pickles (16 November 1935 – 22 June 2020) was an English first-class cricketer, who played in 41 matches for Yorkshire from 1957 to 1960. He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI during this time.

A right-arm fast bowler, Pickles took 96 wickets at 21.47, with best match figures of 7 for 61 and 5 for 72 against Somerset at Taunton in 1957. He took 5 for 42 in a Roses Match against Lancashire in 1958.

He and his wife Jill had three children. He died at home in Yorkshire on 22 June 2020, aged 84.

References

  1. ↑ "David Pickles (profile)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "David Pickles (profile)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
  4. ↑ "Somerset v Yorkshire 1957". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lancashire v Yorkshire 1958". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ↑ "David Pickles". Legacy. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 271. ISBN 9781472975478.