Joan Wilkinson

For the 16th century reformer, see Joan Wilkinson (died 1556).

Joan "Wilkie" Wilkinson (5 April 1919 – 17 April 2002) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. Making her Test debut against Australia, she appeared in 13 Test matches for England between 1949 and 1958. She played domestic cricket for various composite XIs, including teams representing the North of England.^[1][2][3]

Joan Wilkinson

Personal information
Full name	Joan Wilkinson
Born	(1919-04-05)5 April 1919 Foulridge, Lancashire, England
Died	17 April 2002(2002-04-17) (aged 83) Foulridge, Lancashire, England
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm leg break
Role	All-rounder
International information
National side	England (1949–1958)
Test debut (cap 28)	28 January 1949 v Australia
Last Test	21 March 1958 v Australia
Career statistics
Competition WTest WFC Matches 13 53 Runs scored 436 1,819 Batting average 19.81 24.58 100s/50s 0/3 1/9 Top score 90 131 Balls bowled 360 1,353 Wickets 4 34 Bowling average 43.75 17.02 5 wickets in innings 0 1 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 1/9 5/29 Catches/stumpings 7/– 25/–
Source: CricketArchive, 10 March 2021

References

1. "Player Profile: Wilkie Wilkinson". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
2. "Player Profile: Joan Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
3. "Obituary: Joan Wilkie Wilkinson". The Telegraph. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 8 July 2017.

External links

• Joan Wilkinson at ESPNcricinfo
• Joan Wilkinson at CricketArchive (subscription required)