Robert Patrick Oakden (9 May 1938 – 20 July 2011) was an English cricketer. Oakden was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, and was educated at Newark Magnus Grammar School.[1]
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| Full name | Robert Patrick Oakden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 May 1938 Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 2011 (aged 73) Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | Nottinghamshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 10 March 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakden made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Lancashire in the 1960 County Championship. He made seven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1961 County Championship.[2] In his eight first-class appearances for the county, he took 17 wickets at an average of 42.82, with best figures of 4/78.[3] With the bat, he scored 68 runs at a batting average of 9.71, with a high score of 24.[4]
Outside of cricket, Oakden completed his National Service in the Royal Navy, during which he had served aboard HMS Bulwark.[1] Following his first-class cricket career, Oakden played golf to a high standard, becoming the first person to represent Nottinghamshire at both cricket and golf since World War II.[1] He died at the town of his birth on 20 July 2011.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Obituaries – Nottinghamshire Cricket Annual 2012". Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. www.nottsccc.co.uk. p. 172. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Patrick Oakden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Patrick Oakden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Patrick Oakden". CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
External links
edit- Patrick Oakden at ESPNcricinfo
- Patrick Oakden at CricketArchive