David Pickles

David Pickles

Personal information
Born	(1935-11-16)16 November 1935 Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Died	22 June 2020(2020-06-22) (aged 84)
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Right-arm fast
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1957–1960	Yorkshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 41 Runs scored 74 Batting average 3.70 100s/50s 0/0 Top score 12 Balls bowled 4307 Wickets 96 Bowling average 21.47 5 wickets in innings 4 10 wickets in match 1 Best bowling 7/61 Catches/stumpings 10/–
Source: Cricinfo, 9 January 2021

David Pickles (16 November 1935 – 22 June 2020) was an English first-class cricketer, who played in 41 matches for Yorkshire from 1957 to 1960.^[1][2][3] He also played for the Yorkshire Second XI during this time.

A right-arm fast bowler, Pickles took 96 wickets at 21.47, with best match figures of 7 for 61 and 5 for 72 against Somerset at Taunton in 1957.^[4] He took 5 for 42 in a Roses Match against Lancashire in 1958.^[5]

He and his wife Jill had three children. He died at home in Yorkshire on 22 June 2020, aged 84.^[6][7]

References

1. "David Pickles (profile)". CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
2. "David Pickles (profile)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
3. Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 375. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
4. "Somerset v Yorkshire 1957". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
5. "Lancashire v Yorkshire 1958". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
6. "David Pickles". Legacy. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
7. Booth, Lawrence (2021). Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. p. 271. ISBN 9781472975478.