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Arthur Lionel Bertie Perkins (19 October 1905 – 6 May 1992), known as Bertie Perkins, was a Welsh cricketer. A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for Glamorgan.

Biography

Born in Swansea, after a good record in club cricket there, Bertie Perkins played two first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1925 against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI and Warwickshire. He then emigrated to Malaya where he went into business.

Whilst in Malaya, he played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in Kuala Lumpur in 1932. Returning to Wales on a brief holiday in May/June 1933, he played four further first-class matches for Glamorgan, his last coming against Lancashire. He died in Durban, South Africa in 1992.

References

1. Cricinfo profile
2. ^ CricketArchive profile
3. ^ Brief Profile of Bertie Perkins by Dr A. K. Hignell at CricketArchive
4. ^ First-class matches played by Bertie Perkins at CricketArchive
5. Other matches played by Bertie Perkins Archived 15 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine at CricketArchive

• 1905 births
• 1992 deaths
• Cricketers from Swansea
• Welsh cricketers
• Straits Settlements cricketers
• Glamorgan cricketers