Full Name

Derek Graham Hawkins

Born

May 18, 1935, Alveston, Gloucestershire

Died

November 27, 2010, Alveston, Gloucestershire, (aged 75y 193d)

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Right arm Offbreak

Proof were it needed that cricket has changed beyond all recognition in the last half century can be given by the career of Derek Hawkins. In 11 season with Gloucestershire he was a regular in the side and yet his career record as a batsman would not set the world alight - three hundreds from 134 matches and an average of 18.06. It was an era where a decent player could hold down a place for years, especially at a county where budgets were constantly in need of balancing.

Hawkins played for England schoolboys in 1950 and the following season was signed as a professional by Gloucestershire, with Glamorgan also showing interest. An interruption while he endured National Service aside, he was a mainstay of the side until he retired in 1962. His maiden hundred came against Sussex in 1957 and earned him his county cap.

For such a little-used spinner, his career-best figures of 8 for 31 against Kent (out of a total of 38 wickets) are all the more remarkable as they came in his penultimate season and were his total take for that year. That was his best year with the bat as well, as he passed 1000 runs for the only time.

After quitting he devoted his time to the family business, Berkeley Vale Motors.

Derek Hawkins Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC13422014375510618.22317780

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIAveEconSR5w10w
FC13425011153386/8130.342.7665.810

Debut/Last Matches of Derek Hawkins

FC Matches

Span
1952 - 1962

Recent Matches of Derek Hawkins

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Gloucs vs Indians0 & 35*1/24 & 0/515-Aug-1959CheltenhamFC
Gloucs vs Derbyshire5 & 290/2906-Jul-1957GloucesterFC
Gloucs vs Oxford Uni2 & 631/42 & 2/4123-Jun-1956BristolFC