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Iain Wilkie was the foundation of many OC wins during the 1980s and early 1990s with his unique approach to batting. Strong off his legs, adept at driving and fearless against fast bowling (his duals with Johnny Bass at Ardingly are legend) his reputation as a slow scorer was underserved; more often than not he shouldered the burden of responsibility for scoring runs in a weak side. The surprise was that he only scored two hundreds - they came within a week of each other in 1983 and were, at the time, the two slowest in the club's history. Taking over from David Bugge as captain, an unenviable role after the success of the early 1980s, Wilkie often did not have the comfort of having several more than capable batsmen in the side. Aside from the burden of captaincy and opening the innings, he also had the added task of having to keep wicket in the absence of any other regular - it was a role he got better at during his tenure, although he would be the first to admit that he was never completely comfortable standing up to spinners.
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Personal Details
Full name Iain Rob Wilkie
Born December 13, 1959
Height 5ft 10ins
Nickname Queen
Occupation Accountant
Batting left-hand opener
Other wicketkeeper
Clubs Merrow
OC Career 1977 to date
(Captain 1987 to 1991)
School 1st XI 1977 to 1978
(Captain 1978)
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Career Statistics
Batting
| M |
I |
No |
HS |
Runs |
Av |
50 |
100 |
C |
St |
| 158 |
1553 |
12 |
114 |
3883 |
27.15 |
19 |
2 |
103 |
2 |
Bowling
| O |
M |
R |
W |
Av |
BB |
5WI |
SR |
ER |
| 3.0 |
0 |
35 |
0 |
- |
0-35 |
0 |
- |
11.7 |
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