Derek William Soakell (born 7 December 1939) is a former English cricketer. Soakell was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was born in Haswell, County Durham.
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| Full name | Derek William Soakell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 December 1939 Haswell, County Durham, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1972 | Northumberland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1968 | Durham | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 August 2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soakell made his debut for Durham against the Warwickshire Second XI in the 1966 Minor Counties Championship. He played Minor counties cricket for Durham from 1966 to 1968, making 4 Minor Counties Championship appearances, before joining Northumberland in 1970. He played Minor counties cricket for Northumberland from 1970 to 1972, making 14 Minor Counties Championship appearances for Northumberland.[1] He rejoined Durham in 1973, making 4 appearances that season in the Minor Counties Championship.[1] 1973 saw him make his List A debut against Yorkshire in the Gillette Cup. In this match, he scored 10 unbeaten runs to guide Durham to a famous 5 wicket win.[2] He made a further List A appearance against Essex in the following round of the same competition.[3] He was dismissed for 36 runs in this match by Keith Pont, with Essex winning by 7 wickets.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Derek Soakell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Yorkshire v Durham, 1973 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Derek Soakell". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
- ^ "Durham v Essex, 1973 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
External links
edit- Derek Soakell at ESPNcricinfo
- Derek Soakell at CricketArchive