Boris Wilenkin

Boris Charles Gregory Wilenkin (20 June 1933 – 18 March 2003) was an English first-class cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and the Free Foresters between 1956–59.

Boris Wilenkin
Personal information
Full name
Boris Charles Gregory Wilenkin
Born20 June 1933
Belgravia, London, England
Died18 March 2003(2003-03-18) (aged 69)
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm (unknown)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1951–1956Oxford University
1956Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 16
Runs scored 661
Batting average 24.48
100s/50s 1/5
Top score 105
Balls bowled 3
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match –
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 6/–
Source: Cricinfo, 2 June 2019

Life and first-class cricket

Wilenkin was born at Belgravia in June 1933. He was educated at Harrow School, where he played for the school as an opening batsman for three years.[1] He debuted in minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire against Buckinghamshire in the 1951 Minor Counties Championship.[2] He carried out his national service as a second lieutenant with the Irish Guards in 1952.[3] The following year he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge.[4] While studying at Cambridge Wilenkin made his debut in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1955.[5] He debuted the following year for Cambridge University, making ten first-class appearances for the university in 1956.[5] He scored 512 runs in these ten matches, at an average of 30.11 and a high score of 105,[6] made against Leicestershire.[7] He played his final minor counties matches for Oxfordshire in 1956, having made 29 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[2] He played further first-class matches for the Free Foresters in 1956, 1958 and 1959.[5] He also appeared in two first-class matches for D. R. Jardine's XI in 1958.[5]

In his later years he was the secretary of Oxford Downs Cricket Club.[8] Wilenkin died at Oxford in March 2003.

References
  1. "Wisden - Obituaries in 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Boris Wilenkin". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  3. "No. 39593". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 July 1952. p. 3740.
  4. Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 1466.
  5. "First-Class Matches played by Boris Wilenkin". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Boris Wilenkin". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  7. "Cambridge University v Leicestershire, 1956". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  8. "Cartoon brings smile to cricket club". Oxford Mail. 3 July 2002. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
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