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]

Bertie Perkins

Personal information
Full name	Arthur Lionel Bertie Perkins
Born	(1905-10-19)19 October 1905 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	6 May 1992(1992-05-06) (aged 86) Durban, Natal, South Africa
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman
Domestic team information
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
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 6 Runs scored 102 Batting average 14.57 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 26* Balls bowled 0 Wickets - Bowling average - 5 wickets in innings - 10 wickets in match - Best bowling - Catches/stumpings 4/0
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

1. Cricinfo profile
2. CricketArchive profile
3. Brief Profile of Bertie Perkins by Dr A. K. Hignell at CricketArchive
4. First-class matches played by Bertie Perkins at CricketArchive
5. Other matches played by Bertie Perkins Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive