Jimmy Binks

Jimmy Binks
Personal information
Full name
James Graham Binks
Born (1935-10-05) 5 October 1935 (age 88)
Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLegbreak
International information
National side
Test debut21 January 1964 v India
Last Test29 January 1964 v India
Career statistics
Competition Test First-class
Matches 2 502
Runs scored 91 6,910
Batting average 22.75 14.73
100s/50s 0/1 0/18
Top score 55 95
Catches/stumpings 8/– 895/176
Source: CricInfo, 17 November 2022

James Graham Binks (born 5 October 1935)[1] is a former English cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper for Yorkshire.[2] Although he was regarded by many as the best wicket-keeper of his generation, his limited batting ability restricted him to just two Test match appearances for England, both on the 1963-64 tour to India. Ironically, because of injuries to other players, he opened the batting in three of his four Test innings.[3]

  1. ^ Warner, David (2011). The Yorkshire County Cricket Club: 2011 Yearbook (113th ed.). Ilkley, Yorkshire: Great Northern Books. p. 363. ISBN 978-1-905080-85-4.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Binks". Cricketarchive.com. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  3. ^ Bateman, Colin (1993). If The Cap Fits. Tony Williams Publications. p. 21. ISBN 1-869833-21-X.