William Perkins (cricketer)

William Perkins
Personal information
Full name William Keith Donald Perkins
Born (1986-10-08) 8 October 1986
Barbados
Batting style Left-handed
Role Batsman, Wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2006–2011 Trinidad and Tobago
2011– Combined Campuses and Colleges
2013–present Trinbago Knight Riders
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20I T20
Matches 5 5 1 12
Runs scored 243 52 9 337
Batting average 24.30 10.40 9.00 33.70
100s/50s 0/1 0/0 0/0 0/3
Top score 52 26 9 56
Catches/stumpings 3/0 3/1 1/0 2/0
Source: CricketArchive, 29 November 2008

William Perkins (born 8 October 1986 in Barbados) is a West Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman who occasionally plays as wicketkeeper.

Perkins first came to prominence playing for the West Indies in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup, where he scored 133 from 150 balls in a victory against the United States, an innings that won him the man of the match award.[1] His performances in the tournament earned him a Twenty20 debut for Trinidad and Tobago in the Stanford 20/20 tournament. In his first match, he scored 53 from 28 balls in an eight-wicket win.[2] He subsequently made his first-class debut in January 2007.[3]

Continued domestic success in Twenty20 cricket – in his first nine games, he averaged more than 40 at a strike rate of over 125[4] – earned him a place in the West Indies team for a Twenty20 International against Australia. Opening the innings in a match shortened to eleven overs per side, he scored 9 in a seven-wicket victory.[5]

Having helped Trinidad and Tobago to victory in the Stanford 20/20, scoring an unbeaten half-century in the final,[6] Perkins was included in the initial squad for the team to face England in the Stanford Super Series for a collective prize of $20 million and attended a training camp, but did not make the final squad.[7][8]

References

  1. "West Indies' strength proves too much for USA". Cricinfo. 6 February 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  2. "Cayman Islands v Trinidad and Tobago in 2006". CricketArchive. 5 July 2006. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  3. "Cricinfo – Barbados v Trinidad & Tobago at Crab Hill, Jan 4–7, 2007". Cricinfo. 7 January 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  4. "William Perkins". CricketArchive. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  5. "Cricinfo – Only Twenty20 International: West Indies v Australia at Bridgetown, Jun 20, 2008". Cricinfo. 20 June 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  6. "Trinidad are the million-dollar men". Cricinfo. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  7. "Stanford Superstars Twenty20 squad announced". Cricinfo. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  8. "Stanford Superstars squad named". ECB. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
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