Don Bates

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Don Bates
Personal information
Full nameDonald Lawson Bates
Born(1933-05-10)10 May 1933
Hove, Sussex, England
Died29 May 2005(2005-05-29) (aged 72)
Brighton, Sussex
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast-medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1950 to 1971Sussex
Career statistics
Competition FC List A
Matches 315 47
Runs scored 1525 74
Batting average 7.58 6.16
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 37 not out 38
Balls bowled 50,381 2524
Wickets 880 63
Bowling average 25.88 24.65
5 wickets in innings 34 1
10 wickets in match 2 n/a
Best bowling 8/51 6/30
Catches/stumpings 118/– 14/–
Source: Cricket Archive, 15 October 2015

Donald Lawson Bates (10 May 1933 – 29 May 2005) was an English cricketer active from 1950 to 1971 who played for Sussex. He was born in Hove and died in Brighton. He appeared in 315 first-class matches as a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He scored 1,525 runs with a highest score of 37 not out and took 880 wickets with a best performance of eight for 51. He was awarded his county cap in 1957 and had a benefit in 1968 which raised £8,000.[1]

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