{{Short description|English cricketer and barrister}} {{EngvarB|date=August 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = | image = | country = England | international = | fullname = Paul Renton Dunkels | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|11|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = Marylebone, London, England | heightft = 6 | heightinch = 10 | batting = Left-handed | bowling = Right-arm medium | role = | family = | club1 = Sussex | year1 = 1972 | clubnumber1 = | club2 = Minor Counties | year2 = 1971 | clubnumber2 = | club3 = Warwickshire | year3 = 1971 | clubnumber3 = | club4 = Devon | year4 = 1969–1975 | clubnumber4 = | columns = 1 | column1 = First-class | matches1 = 3 | runs1 = 3 | bat avg1 = 3.00 | 100s/50s1 = –/– | top score1 = 3* | deliveries1 = 508 | wickets1 = 3 | bowl avg1 = 84.33 | fivefor1 = – | tenfor1 = – | best bowling1 = 2/60 | catches/stumpings1 = –/– | date = 17 April | year = 2011 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12268.html Cricinfo }}
'''Paul Renton Dunkels''' Q.C. (born 26 November 1947) is a former English cricketer who is currently a barrister.
Dunkels was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in Marylebone, London and was educated at Harrow School, where he represented the school cricket team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29166/all_teams.html|title=Teams Paul Dunkels played for|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> Standing 6 ft 10in, Dunkels was one of the tallest first-class cricketers of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12268.html|title=Player profile: Paul Dunkels|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref><ref>Will Jefferson, who represented Essex and Nottinghamshire, is also reputed to be 6 foot 10 inches tall [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/15490.html (Cricinfo Profile)]. The height of Anthony Allom of Surrey is recorded as between 6 foot 9 inches and 6 foot 10 inches [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/8721.html (Cricinfo Profile)].</ref> Dunkels first played county cricket for Devon in the 1969 Minor Counties Championship against the Somerset Second XI. He played Minor counties cricket for Devon from 1969 to 1975, playing 29 matches for the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29166/Minor_Counties_Championship_Matches.html|title=Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Paul Dunkels|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> He additionally played for three first-class teams, playing a single first-class match for each one. His first-class debut came for Warwickshire in 1971 against the touring Indians. His second first-class match came in the same season for a combined Minor Counties team against the same opposition. The following season he played his third and final first-class match, this time for Sussex against Cambridge University.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29166/First-Class_Matches.html|title=First-Class Matches played by Paul Dunkels|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref> Despite his remarkable height, Dunkels was not a bowler who could bowl with great pace or generate steepling bounce, instead bowling medium pace. His three first-class matches yielded three wickets at an expensive bowling average of 84.33, with all three of his wickets coming for Sussex.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29166/f_Bowling_by_Team.html|title=First-class Bowling For Each Team by Paul Dunkels|publisher=CricketArchive|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref>
He was called to the bar in 1972, and appointed as a Queen's Counsel in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albionchambers.co.uk/paul-dunkels-qc|title=Albion Chambers Bristol: Paul Dunkels QC|publisher=www.albionchambers.co.uk|accessdate=17 April 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405142845/http://www.albionchambers.co.uk/paul-dunkels-qc|archivedate=5 April 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He is currently practising on the Western Circuit, and is a door tenant at Albion Chambers in Bristol and a member at Walnut House Chambers, Exeter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.walnuthouse.co.uk/barrister-cvs/paul-dunkels-q.c..html|title=Walnut House Chambers: Paul Dunkels Q.C.|publisher=www.walnuthouse.co.uk|accessdate=17 April 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100507155852/http://www.walnuthouse.co.uk/barrister-cvs/paul-dunkels-q.c..html|archivedate=7 May 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/player/12268.html Paul Dunkels] at ESPNcricinfo *[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/29/29166/29166.html Paul Dunkels] at CricketArchive
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