Full Name
James Graham Binks
Born
October 05, 1935, Hull, Yorkshire
Age
85y 195d
Batting Style
Right hand bat
Bowling Style
Legbreak
Fielding Position
Wicketkeeper
TEAMS
Jimmy Binks was a fine county keeper who got only limited opportunities at Test level due to the presence of Godrey Evans and later Jim Parks in the England team. Unobtrusive, he rarely made a mistake, and was equally adept standing up to the spinners or back to pace. He was a useful lower-order bat with a highest score of 95. He kept exceptionally fit, and played in every Yorkshire championship match during his 14-year career. He missed just one match out of 492 played in those years. In 1960, he took 96 catches in the England season, a record that still stands. He played for England twice, called into the team touring India as a late replacement for Murray in 1963-64. In his first Test he conceded just two byes, took three catches, and made 55 when asked to open the batting in the second innings - helping save the match. He continued as opener in the next Test, and took five catches without conceding a bye in India's first innings. Parks took over for the next Test, and Binks returned to the county ranks for the rest of his career.
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Career Averages
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test | 2 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 55 | 22.75 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
FC | 502 | 598 | 129 | 6910 | 95 | 14.73 | 0 | 18 | 895 | 176 | ||
List A | 30 | 21 | 3 | 247 | 34 | 13.72 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 8 |
Bowling
Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Test | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
FC | 502 | 84 | 82 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
List A | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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