Craig Wilkinson
English cricketer (born 1963)
Craig William Wilkinson (born 19 March 1963) is a former English cricketer. Wilkinson was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Wardle, Rochdale, Lancashire.
Wilkinson made his first-class debut for Leicestershire against Nottinghamshire in the 1991 County Championship at Trent Bridge. He made thirteen further first-class appearances for the county in that season, the last of which came against Kent. In his fourteen first-class matches, he took 23 wickets at an average of 43.86, with best figures of 4/59. With the bat he scored 138 runs at an average of 12.54, with a high score of 41. In that same season he made his List A debut against Derbyshire in the Refuge Assurance League at Grace Road. He made seventeen further List A appearances in that season, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the same tournament. He took 16 wickets in his eighteen List A matches, at an average of 39.31 and with best figures of 3/16.
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