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Name:
James Graham Binks

Born:
October 5, 1935, Hull, Yorkshire

Role:
Right-hand bat, Wicketkeeper

County Debut:
1955

County Cap:
26 June 1957. YCCC Cap No. 97.

STATISTICS

BATTING AND FIELDING AVERAGES

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	50	4s	6s	Ct	St
Tests	2	4	0	91	55	22.75	1	7	0	8	0
First-class	502	598	129	6910	95	14.73	18			895	176
List A	30	21	3	247	34	13.72	0			26	8

BOWLING AVERAGES

	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4w	5w	10
Tests	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
First-class	502		84	82	0	-	-	-	5.85	-	0	0	0
List A	30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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.