Mervyn Winfield

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Mervyn Winfield
Personal information
Full name
Hugh Mervyn Winfield
Born13 June 1933
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
Died18 October 2014 (aged 81)
BattingRight-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1970–1971Lincolnshire
1967–1969Shropshire
1954–1966Nottinghamshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 172 3
Runs scored 6,799 37
Batting average 23.04 18.50
100s/50s 7/30 –/–
Top score 134 23
Balls bowled 4 –
Wickets – –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 133/– –/–
Source: Cricinfo, 11 July 2011

Hugh Mervyn Winfield (13 June 1933 – 18 October 2014

batsman. He was born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire
.

Having played for the Nottinghamshire Second XI since 1951,

fifties and 7 centuries.[4] His highest first-class score of 137 came against Glamorgan in the 1962 County Championship.[5] His innings was described by a Harry Richards in the match report: "Winfield placing his strokes well and getting right behind the ball, was the rock on which the Glamorgan attack broke. Throughout his long stay he never gave a semblance of a chance."[6] Winfield was also an able fielder, taking 133 catches in his career.[4] He only averaged over 30 in a season once during his career, scoring 1,552 runs in 1959, also the most runs he scored in a season. He passed 1,000 runs over the next three seasons, but thereafter he struggled for form and found opportunities lacking as he neared the end of his career.[7]

Toward the end of his career, List A cricket was introduced. He made a single appearance in this format for Nottinghamshire against Yorkshire in the 1963 Gillette Cup, Nottinghamshire's first List A match.[8] In this match, he scored 23 runs before being dismissed by Fred Trueman.[9]

He joined

Minor counties cricket for Shropshire from 1967 to 1969, making 27 Minor Counties Championship appearances.[2] Leaving Shropshire at the end of the 1969 season to move to his native county of Lincolnshire in 1970, Winfield made his debut for the county in that seasons Minor Counties Championship against Shropshire. He played in Minor counties cricket for Lincolnshire in 1970 and 1971, making 10 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[2] He appeared in 2 List A matches for his native county.[8] The first came against Northumberland in the 1st round of the 1971 Gillette Cup, a match which Lincolnshire won by 8 wickets, with Winfield not being required to bat.[10] Lincolnshire played Warwickshire in the 2nd round, with him scoring 14 runs before being dismissed by Norman McVicker. Lincolnshire lost the match by the wide margin of 158 runs.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Bereavement - WINFIELD". family-announcements.co.uk.
  2. ^ a b c "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Mervyn Winfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Mervyn Winfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. ^ a b "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Mervyn Winfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Glamorgan v Nottinghamshire, 1962 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Looking back on Glamorgan v Notts". www.nottsccc.co.uk. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  7. ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Mervyn Winfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  8. ^ a b "List A Matches played by Mervyn Winfield". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  9. ^ "Yorkshire v Nottinghamshire, 1963 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  10. ^ "Northumberland v Lincolnshire, 1971 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Warwickshire v Lincolnshire, 1971 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

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