Brian Timms

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Bryan Timms
Personal information
Full nameBryan Stanley Valentine Timms
Born (1940-12-17) 17 December 1940 (age 81)
Ropley, Hampshire, England
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicketkeeper
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1969–1971Warwickshire
1959–1968Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition FC LA
Matches 232 16
Runs scored 3,657 152
Batting average 15.76 19.00
100s/50s 1/8 –/1
Top score 120 55
Balls bowled – –
Wickets – –
Bowling average – –
5 wickets in innings – –
10 wickets in match – –
Best bowling – –
Catches/stumpings 456/70 12/2
Source: Cricinfo, 21 February 2010

Bryan Stanley Valentine Timms (born 17 December 1940) is a former English first-class cricketer. Timms was a wicket-keeper and right-handed batsman who played for Hampshire from 1959 to 1968 and for Warwickshire from 1969 to 1971.

Biography[]

Born 17 December 1940 at Ropley, Hampshire, Timms made his first-class debut for Hampshire in 1959 against Cambridge University. He represented Hampshire in 208 first-class matches, with his final first-class appearance for the county coming against Surrey in 1968. Timms also played one-day cricket for Hampshire, with his one-day debut coming in the 1965 Gillette Cup against Norfolk. From 1965 to 1968, Timms played 9 one-day matches for Hampshire, with his final one-day game for the county coming against Warwickshire in the 1968 Gillette Cup.

In his 208 first-class matches for Hampshire, Timms scored 3,236 runs at a batting average of 15.70, with 7 half centuries and a single century score of 120 against Oxford University in 1966. He took 402 catches and made 60 stumpings for Hampshire. In one-day cricket, Timms scored 118 runs for Hampshire at an average of 19.66, with a highest score of 55 against Sussex in 1967.

After the 1968 season Timms joined Warwickshire. He made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Northamptonshire in 1969, and represented Warwickshire in 24 first-class matches, with his final first-class appearance for Warwickshire coming against Gloucestershire in the 1971 County Championship. He also represented Warwickshire in one-day cricket, making his debut for the county in the 1969 Player's County League against Kent. He played 7 one-day matches for Warwickshire, with his final one-day game for the county coming against Lancashire in the 1970 John Player League.

In his 24 first-class matches for Warwickshire, Timms scored 421 runs at an average of 16.19, with a highest score of 61 against Essex in 1969. He took 54 catches and made 10 stumpings. In one-day cricket for Warwickshire, He scored 34 runs at an average of 17.00, with a high score of 29, took 5 catches and made a single stumping.

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