# Bernard Atkinson

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**Bernard Gerard Wensley Atkinson** (11 September 1900 – 4 September 1966) was an English [first-class cricketer](/source/First-class_cricket). Atkinson was a right-handed [batsman](/source/Batsman_(cricket)) who bowled right-arm [fast-medium](/source/Fast_bowling). He was born at [Puddington, Devon](/source/Puddington,_Devon).

Educated at [St Paul's School, London](/source/St_Paul's_School,_London), Atkinson played for the school cricket team from 1916 to 1919, heading the batting averages in his last two years there.[1] He later attended the [University of Cambridge](/source/University_of_Cambridge),[1] but did not represent the university in [first-class cricket](/source/First-class_cricket). He would make his debut in first-class cricket for [Northamptonshire](/source/Northamptonshire_County_Cricket_Club) against [Kent](/source/Kent_County_Cricket_Club) in the [1922 County Championship](/source/1922_County_Championship). He made ten first-class appearances for the county in that season,[2] scoring 257 runs at an [average](/source/Batting_average_(cricket)) of 17.13, with a high score of 91, his only [half century](/source/Half_century) score of the season.[3] As an [all-rounder](/source/All-rounder), he also took 5 wickets with the ball, which came at an [average](/source/Bowling_average) of 31.80, with best figures of 2/13.[4] Outside of cricket, he was an educator,[1] which may account for his making no appearances for Northamptonshire in first-class cricket in 1923 and 1924. He did however make three first-class appearances for the county in the [1925 County Championship](/source/1925_County_Championship),[2] scoring 29 runs at an average of 5.80,[3] while with the ball he took 2 wickets.[4]

A gap of several years followed before his next appearance in first-class cricket, this time for [Middlesex](/source/Middlesex_County_Cricket_Club) for whom he made his debut against [Lancashire](/source/Lancashire_County_Cricket_Club) in the [1933 County Championship](/source/1933_County_Championship). He played for the county in the 1933 and 1934 seasons, making a total of nine appearances,[2] scoring 286 runs at an average of 14.30, with a high score of 91.[5] With the ball, he took 18 wickets at an average of 36.00, with best figures of 4/97.[6] He left the county at the end of the 1934 season to undertake a teaching position at the [Edinburgh Academy](/source/Edinburgh_Academy), while teaching there he played club cricket for [Grange Cricket Club](/source/The_Grange_Club),[1] also making several minor appearances for [Scotland](/source/Scotland_cricket_team).[7]

He died at a hospital in [Hampstead](/source/Hampstead), London on 4 September 1966.[1] His brother, [Nigel Atkinson](/source/Nigel_Atkinson), also played first-class cricket.

## References

1. Preston, Norman (ed.) (1967). *[Wisden Cricketer's Almanack 1967](/source/Wisden_Cricketer's_Almanack)*. 104 ed. London: Sporting Handbooks. ISBN 0-850-20015-6.

1. ["First-Class Matches played by Bernard Atkinson"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27558/First-Class_Matches.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

1. ["First-class Batting and Fielding in Each Season by Bernard Atkinson"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27558/f_Batting_by_Season.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

1. ["First-class Bowling in Each Season by Bernard Atkinson"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27558/f_Bowling_by_Season.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

1. ["First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Bernard Atkinson"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27558/f_Batting_by_Team.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

1. ["First-class Bowling For Each Team by Bernard Atkinson"](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27558/f_Bowling_by_Team.html). CricketArchive. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

1. ["Player profile: BGW Atkinson"](https://archive.today/20130120030840/http://stats.cricketscotland.com/bio/A/atkinson_bgw.html). [Cricket Scotland](/source/Cricket_Scotland). Archived from [the original](http://stats.cricketscotland.com/bio/A/atkinson_bgw.html) on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2012.

## External links

- [Bernard Atkinson](http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/8817.html) at [Cricinfo](/source/Cricinfo)
- [Bernard Atkinson](https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27558/27558.html) at CricketArchive

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