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| Full name | Robert Patrick Oakden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1938-05-09)9 May 1938 Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 2011(2011-07-20) (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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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. 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. With the bat, he scored 68 runs at a batting average of 9.71, with a high score of 24.
Outside of cricket, Oakden completed his National Service in the Royal Navy, during which he had served aboard HMS Bulwark. 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. He died at the town of his birth on 20 July 2011.
References
- ^ "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
- Patrick Oakden at ESPNcricinfo
- Patrick Oakden at CricketArchive