PROFILE

Jimmy Binks was a high class county keeper who should arguably have been given more opportunities at Test level - he was kept out of the England side by Godrey Evans and later Jim Parks.

As a keeper 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 hampionship 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.

??After his retirement his business career took him to the United States where he settled. ?