Alan Oakman
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Full name | Alan Stanley Myles Oakman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Hastings, England[1] | 20 April 1930||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 September 2018 | (aged 88)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm offbreak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Test debut (cap 383) | 12 July 1956 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Test | 26 July 1956 v Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1947–1968 | Sussex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ODIs umpired | 1 (1972) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 5 September 2013 |
Alan Stanley Myles Oakman (20 April 1930 – 6 September 2018) was an English first-class cricketer.[2] He had a long career for Sussex, playing 538 first-class matches over a 21-year period, and played two Test matches for England. He also umpired one One Day International after his retirement as a player.[3]
Life and career
A former
A stalwart for Sussex for two decades from 1947 to 1968, his value to the team was belied by his comparatively modest batting average, but he still stands eleventh in the list of all time run-scorers for his county. He took five wickets in an innings 31 times, with a best of 7 for 39 against Glamorgan in 1954 (10 for 58 in the match).[6] He scored 22 centuries, with a highest score of 229 not out against Nottinghamshire in 1961 (off 105 overs), a season in which he made his highest tally of 2307 runs.[7]
Oakman became coach of
Oakman continued to play cricket until almost seventy, making appearances for Warwickshire's Over-50s side and inspiring the founding of the Sussex Cricket Society.[8][5] Oakman died on 6 September 2018, as a mark of respect the Sussex flag was flown at half mast for their championship game against Leicestershire at the County Cricket Ground, Hove.[5][9]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-869833-21-3.
- ^ "Former Sussex and England allrounder Alan Oakman dies aged 88". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "Alan Oakman 1930–2018". Sussex County Cricket Club. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c d "Former Sussex and England allrounder Alan Oakman dies aged 88". ESPN.com. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018. (subscription required)
- ^ "Sussex Cricket Society". Scs.councilcricketsocieties.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Former Sussex cricket star Alan Oakman dies, 88". The Argus. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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