Vyvian Pike
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Vyvian John Pike is a former English
cricketer
. Pike was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break
.
Pike made his debut for Dorset
in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall
. In Pike's first spell with the club, he represented Dorset in 5 Minor Counties Championship matches.
In 1994, Pike made his first-class
debut for Gloucestershire
against Cambridge University
. From 1994 to 1995, he played 14 first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match coming against Glamorgan
.
In his 14 first-class matches for the county he scored 156 runs at a batting average
of 12.00, with a high score of 27. With the ball he took 31 wickets at a bowling average
of 37.74, with a single five wicket haul of 6/41 on debut against Cambridge University.
In 1997, Pike returned to Dorset where he represented the club in 41 Minor County Championship matches from 1997 to 2001, with his final Minor Counties match for the county coming against Berkshire
.
Pike made his List-A debut Dorset team against Hampshire
in the 1998 NatWest Trophy. Pike represented the Dorset in 5 List-A matches from 1998 to 2001, with his final List-A match for the county coming against Bedfordshire
in the 2nd round of the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.
In his 5 List-A matches for Dorset, Pike scored 71 runs at an average of 17.75, with a high score of 45. With the ball he took 9 wickets at a bowling average
of 20.55, with a single five wicket haul of 5/20 against Norfolk
in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.
English people
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cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
. Pike was a right-handed batsman who bowled leg break
Leg break
A leg break is a type of delivery in the sport of cricket. A delivery of a right-handed leg spin bowler. Leg breaks are also colloquially known as leggies or wrist spinners, as the wrist is the body part which is primarily used to impart spin on the ball, as opposed to the fingers in the case of...
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Pike made his debut for Dorset
Dorset County Cricket Club
Dorset County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Dorset and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1993 Minor Counties Championship against Cornwall
Cornwall County Cricket Club
Cornwall County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cornwall and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. In Pike's first spell with the club, he represented Dorset in 5 Minor Counties Championship matches.
In 1994, Pike made his first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
debut for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
against Cambridge University
Cambridge University Cricket Club
Cambridge University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team. It now plays all but one of its first-class cricket matches as part of the Cambridge University Centre of Cricketing Excellence , which includes Anglia Ruskin University...
. From 1994 to 1995, he played 14 first-class matches for the county, with his final first-class match coming against Glamorgan
Glamorgan County Cricket Club
Glamorgan County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Glamorgan aka Glamorganshire . Glamorgan CCC is the only Welsh first-class cricket club. Glamorgan CCC have won the English County...
.
In his 14 first-class matches for the county he scored 156 runs at a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of 12.00, with a high score of 27. With the ball he took 31 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 37.74, with a single five wicket haul of 6/41 on debut against Cambridge University.
In 1997, Pike returned to Dorset where he represented the club in 41 Minor County Championship matches from 1997 to 2001, with his final Minor Counties match for the county coming against Berkshire
Berkshire County Cricket Club
Berkshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Berkshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and MCCA Knockout Trophy....
.
Pike made his List-A debut Dorset team against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
in the 1998 NatWest Trophy. Pike represented the Dorset in 5 List-A matches from 1998 to 2001, with his final List-A match for the county coming against Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club
Bedfordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Bedfordshire and competing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play three-day...
in the 2nd round of the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy.
In his 5 List-A matches for Dorset, Pike scored 71 runs at an average of 17.75, with a high score of 45. With the ball he took 9 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 20.55, with a single five wicket haul of 5/20 against Norfolk
Norfolk County Cricket Club
Norfolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Norfolk and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 2000 NatWest Trophy.
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