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| Full name | Robert Kenworthy Platt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 December 1932 Holmfirth, West Riding of Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right arm fast medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | bowler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1955–1963 | Yorkshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1956 | Combined Services | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1964 | Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPN cricinfo, 3 September 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Robert Kenworthy Platt (born 26 December 1932)[1] is an English former professional cricketer who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1955 to 1963. He also played two first-class matches for the Combined Services in 1956 and three for Northamptonshire in 1964. He was born in Holmfirth.
Platt was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who took 301 wickets in 101 first-class matches at an average of 22.58 runs per wicket. He took five wickets in an innings ten times with best figures of 7/40. He achieved ten wickets in a match three times with a best return of WW/RRR. A right-handed tail-end batsman, he scored 424 career runs with a highest score of 57*. He was generally an outfielder and completed 38 catches.