Adderley Wilkinson

Adderley Edward Wilkinson (Q3 1887 – 1 April 1978) was an Irish first-class cricketer.

Adderley Wilkinson

Personal information
Full name	Adderley Edward Wilkinson
Born	Q3 1887 Dunshaughlin, Ireland
Died	1 April 1978 (aged 90) Enniskerry, Leinster, Ireland
Batting	Unknown
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1920/21	Europeans (India)
Career statistics
Competition First-class Matches 1 Runs scored 5 Batting average 2.50 100s/50s –/– Top score 5 Balls bowled 0 Wickets – Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 2/–
Source: Cricinfo, 30 November 2018

Born was born at Dunshaughlin in County Meath in the third quarter of 1887, Wilkinson later studied at Trinity College, Dublin, where he played rugby union for Dublin University Football Club.[1] Graduating as with a degree in engineering, he later played first-class cricket in British India for the Europeans against the Indians at Madras in December 1920.[2] Batting twice in the match, Wilkinson opened the batting in the Europeans first-innings, and was dismissed without scoring by C. R. Ganapathy. Following-on in their second-innings, he was dismissed by C. K. Krishnaswamy for 5 runs.[3] Fellow Irishman John Gwynn was also a member of the Europeans team.[3] Outside of cricket, he worked as an engineer and an actor.[1] He died at Enniskerry in April 1978.[1]

References

1. "Player profile: Adderley Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
2. "First-Class Matches played by Adderley Wilkinson". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-30.
3. "First-Class Matches played by Europeans v Indians, 1920/21". CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-11-30.

External links

• Adderley Wilkinson at ESPNcricinfo