Jimmy Binks
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James Graham "Jimmy" Binks (born 5 October 1935, Hull
, Yorkshire
, England
) is a former English
cricket
er who played as a wicket-keeper
for Yorkshire
. Although he was regarded by many as the best wicket-keeper of his generation, his limited batting ability restricted him to just two Test match
appearances for England
, both on the 1963-64 tour to India
. Ironically, because of injuries to other players, he opened the batting
in three of his four Test innings.
career is unique. Coming into the Yorkshire team in June 1955, he then played in every single Championship game played by Yorkshire until he retired at the end of the 1969 season. Yorkshire won the Championship seven times in this period.
Binks stands 19th on the all-time list of wicketkeepers, with 1,071 first-class dismissals to his name. He holds the record for the most catches in an English season, with 96 in 1960. With 11 stumpings also in this season, he is one of only seven wicketkeepers with more than 100 dismissals in a single English season.
With regard to Binks' short international career, the cricket commentor, Colin Bateman, stated, "Binks... oddly failed to reproduce the elegant assurance he brought to his work with Yorkshire. It may have had something to do with the fact that he was also asked to act as emergency opener".
Binks was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1969.
Kingston upon Hull
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, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
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, England
England
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) is a former English
English people
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cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played as a wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
for Yorkshire
Yorkshire County Cricket Club
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. Although he was regarded by many as the best wicket-keeper of his generation, his limited batting ability restricted him to just two Test match
Test cricket
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appearances for England
English cricket team
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, both on the 1963-64 tour to India
India
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. Ironically, because of injuries to other players, he opened the batting
Batting order (cricket)
In cricket, the batting order is the sequence in which batsmen play through their team's innings, there always being two batsmen taking part at any one time...
in three of his four Test innings.
Life and career
Binks' County ChampionshipCounty Championship
The County Championship is the domestic first-class cricket competition in England and Wales...
career is unique. Coming into the Yorkshire team in June 1955, he then played in every single Championship game played by Yorkshire until he retired at the end of the 1969 season. Yorkshire won the Championship seven times in this period.
Binks stands 19th on the all-time list of wicketkeepers, with 1,071 first-class dismissals to his name. He holds the record for the most catches in an English season, with 96 in 1960. With 11 stumpings also in this season, he is one of only seven wicketkeepers with more than 100 dismissals in a single English season.
With regard to Binks' short international career, the cricket commentor, Colin Bateman, stated, "Binks... oddly failed to reproduce the elegant assurance he brought to his work with Yorkshire. It may have had something to do with the fact that he was also asked to act as emergency opener".
Binks was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1969.