Bertie Perkins

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Bertie Perkins
England
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Lionel Bertie Perkins
Born	19 October 1905(1905-10-19)
	Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales
Died	6 May 1992 (aged 86)
	Durban, Natal, South Africa
Role	Batsman
Batting style	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1925-1933	Glamorgan
First-class debut	1 August 1925: Glamorgan v HDG Leveson-Gower's XI
Last First-class	21 June 1933: Glamorgan v Lancashire
Career statistics
	First-class
Matches	6
Runs scored	102
Batting average	14.57
100s/50s	0/0
Top score	26*
Balls bowled	0
Wickets	-
Bowling average	-
5 wickets in innings	-
10 wickets in match	-
Best bowling	-
Catches/stumpings	4/0
As of 19 December 2007 Source: CricketArchive

Arthur Lionel Bertie Perkins (19 October 1905–6 May 1992) usually known as Bertie Perkins, was an English cricketer.^[1] A right-handed batsman, he played first-class cricket for Glamorgan.^[2]

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Born in Swansea, after a good record in club cricket there, Bertie Perkins played two first-class matches for Glamorgan in 1925^[3] against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI and Warwickshire.^[4] He then emigrated to Malaya where he went into business.^[3]

Whilst in Malaya, he played for the Straits Settlements against the Federated Malay States in Kuala Lumpur in 1932.^[5] 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.^[4] He died in Durban, South Africa in 1992.^[2]

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