Full Name

James Graham Binks

Born

October 05, 1935, Hull, Yorkshire

Age

88y 166d

Batting Style

Right hand Bat

Bowling Style

Legbreak

Fielding Position

Wicketkeeper

Jimmy Binks was a fine county keeper who got only limited opportunities at Test level due to the presence of Godrey Evans and later Jim Parks in the England team. Unobtrusive, he rarely made a mistake, and was equally adept standing up to the spinners or back to pace. He was a useful lower-order bat with a highest score of 95. He kept exceptionally fit, and played in every Yorkshire championship match during his 14-year career. He missed just one match out of 492 played in those years. In 1960, he took 96 catches in the England season, a record that still stands. He played for England twice, called into the team touring India as a late replacement for Murray in 1963-64. In his first Test he conceded just two byes, took three catches, and made 55 when asked to open the batting in the second innings - helping save the match. He continued as opener in the next Test, and took five catches without conceding a bye in India's first innings. Parks took over for the next Test, and Binks returned to the county ranks for the rest of his career.
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Jimmy Binks Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAve100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests240915522.75017080
FC50259812969109514.73018--895176
List A302132473413.7200--268

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests2------------
FC502-84820---5.85-000
List A30-000-----000
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Debut/Last Matches of Jimmy Binks

FC Matches

Span
1955 - 1975

List A Matches

Span
1963 - 1969

Recent Matches of Jimmy Binks

MatchBatWktDateGroundFormat
Yorkshire vs Notts13*1c/0s14-Sep-1969BradfordList A
Yorkshire vs Derbyshire40c/0s06-Sep-1969Lord'sList A
Yorkshire vs Northants321c/0s31-Aug-1969BradfordList A
Yorkshire vs Kent--0c/1s24-Aug-1969CanterburyList A
Yorkshire vs Leics161c/0s17-Aug-1969ScarboroughList A

Photos of Jimmy Binks

Jimmy Binks
Yorkshire captain Brian Close holds the Gillette Cup aloft