Full Name

Alan Haydn Wilkins

Born

August 22, 1953, Rhiwbina, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales

Age

70y 219d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Left arm Medium

Other

Commentator

Alan Wilkins was a member of the Glamorgan side which played in the 1977 Gillette Cup Final against Middlesex at Lord`s. His lively left-arm seam bowling also played a key role in Glamorgan`s progress to their first final of a one-day competition at Lord`s. In the quarter-final against Surrey, he returned figures of 12-3-33-2, whilst in the semi-final against Leicestershire at Swansea, his figures were 12-5-34-2. 1977 also proved to be his most productive season in first-class cricket for Glamorgan, with Wilkins taking 47 wickets, including five wicket hauls against Hampshire at Portsmouth and Worcestershire at New Road.

At the end of the 1979 season Wilkins moved across the Severn Estuary to join Gloucestershire. He made his debut for them in 1980, and took a career best 8/57 against Lancashire at Old Trafford in 1981. Wilkins spent much of 1982 on the sidelines, before returning to Glamorgan in 1983. He added a further 12 first-class wickets to his tally, and then retired from county cricket and emigrated to South Africa to start a new career in broadcasting. He returned to Wales in 1989 and has subsequently become a familiar face and voice on television

Alan Wilkins Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50sCtSt
FC10712429902709.490-340
List A1043815153276.6500140

Bowling

FormatMatBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
FC1071409575112438/57-30.903.1958.0-90
List A104436829791305/175/1722.914.0933.6430

Debut/Last Matches of Alan Wilkins

FC Matches

Span
1976 - 1983

List A Matches

Span
1975 - 1983

Recent Matches of Alan Wilkins

MatchBatBowlDateGroundFormat
Glamorgan vs Hampshire1 & 0*0/2210-Sep-1983SouthamptonFC
Glamorgan vs Warwickshire--0/7007-Sep-1983BirminghamFC
Glamorgan vs Northants41/9031-Aug-1983CardiffFC
Glamorgan vs Somerset14* & 61/32 & 0/3327-Aug-1983TauntonFC
Glamorgan vs Northants540/46 & 1/4424-Aug-1983NorthamptonFC

Photos of Alan Wilkins

Alan Wilkins, Kyle Coetzer and Jeff Crowe watch as Mohammad Nabi flips the coin