David Banks (cricketer)
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David Andrew Banks is a former English cricket
er who played first-class
and List A cricket for Worcestershire
and Warwickshire
. He also played minor counties cricket (and a few List A games) for Staffordshire
and for the Worcestershire Cricket Board team.
He made his Worcestershire debut in mid-August 1982 in a John Player League match against Hampshire
at Southampton
, holding a catch to dismiss Hampshire captain Nick Pocock
.
Banks did not bat, owing to a first-wicket partnership of 224 between Alan Ormrod
(92*
) and Dipak Patel
(125) which as of 2008 remained a record opening stand for Worcestershire in List A cricket.
That proved to be his only first-team appearance of the season.
In 1983 Banks hit a century on his first-class debut, though it was to remain the only one he ever made. He scored 100 and 53 against Oxford University
in June,
which led to his being given a run in the team during the middle part of the summer, but he was unable to repeat this success and scored only 210 more runs in 11 first-class innings. He fared no better in the one-day
game, managing just 35 runs in six innings.
Banks remained at Worcestershire for a couple more years, but scored only two more half-centuries (both in first-class games) and when 1986 came around he was playing in the Minor Counties Championship for Staffordshire. Although more of his matches were minor, the NatWest Trophy afforded him the chance of List A games occasionally. In June 1988 Staffordshire played Surrey
at Burton upon Trent
, and although they lost the game they put in a creditable performance thanks largely to Banks. He scored 62*, his only List A half-century, and took the wickets of Alec Stewart
and Monte Lynch
. Banks' all-round performance won him the man-of-the-match award
Banks returned to the first-class game, with Warwickshire, halfway through the 1988 season, and he remained at Edgbaston
in 1989 as well. He scored one first-class half-century in each season, but did not produce consistent scores and was relegated to the Second XI by the middle of June 1989. For 1990 he was back with Staffordshire, for whom he continued to play until the mid-nineties. His final List A game was for the recreational Worcestershire Cricket Board
against Buckinghamshire
in the C&G Trophy
in late August 2001.
He had some significant appearances in club cricket
. In 1986 he was part of the Stourbridge
side which beat Weston-super-Mare
to lift the William Younger Cup,
while he later turned out for Old Hill
, in 1993 playing as they beat West Bromwich Dartmouth
to win the National Club Championship.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er who played first-class
First-class cricket
First-class cricket is a class of cricket that consists of matches of three or more days' scheduled duration, that are between two sides of eleven players and are officially adjudged first-class by virtue of the standard of the competing teams...
and List A cricket for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
and Warwickshire
Warwickshire County Cricket Club
Warwickshire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Warwickshire. Its limited overs team is called the Warwickshire Bears. Their kit colours are black and gold and the shirt sponsor...
. He also played minor counties cricket (and a few List A games) for Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Staffordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
and for the Worcestershire Cricket Board team.
He made his Worcestershire debut in mid-August 1982 in a John Player League match against Hampshire
Hampshire County Cricket Club
Hampshire County Cricket Club represents the historic county of Hampshire in cricket's County Championship. The club was founded in 1863 as a successor to the Hampshire county cricket teams and has played at the Antelope Ground from then until 1885, before moving to the County Ground where it...
at Southampton
County Ground, Southampton
The County Ground in Southampton, England was a former cricket and football ground. It was the home of Hampshire County Cricket Club from the 1885 English cricket season until the 2000 English cricket season...
, holding a catch to dismiss Hampshire captain Nick Pocock
Nick Pocock
Nicholas Edward Julian Pocock was an English cricketer who played for Hampshire. Pocock was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace....
.
Banks did not bat, owing to a first-wicket partnership of 224 between Alan Ormrod
Alan Ormrod
Joseph Alan Ormrod is a former English first class cricketer who played with Worcestershire....
(92*
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
) and Dipak Patel
Dipak Patel
Dipak Narshibhai Patel played 37 Tests and 75 One Day Internationals for the New Zealand cricket team....
(125) which as of 2008 remained a record opening stand for Worcestershire in List A cricket.
That proved to be his only first-team appearance of the season.
In 1983 Banks hit a century on his first-class debut, though it was to remain the only one he ever made. He scored 100 and 53 against Oxford University
Oxford University Cricket Club
Oxford University Cricket Club is a first-class cricket team, representing the University of Oxford. It plays its home games at the University Parks in Oxford, England...
in June,
which led to his being given a run in the team during the middle part of the summer, but he was unable to repeat this success and scored only 210 more runs in 11 first-class innings. He fared no better in the one-day
One-day cricket
Limited overs cricket, also known as one-day cricket and in a slightly different context as List A cricket, is a version of the sport of cricket in which a match is generally completed in one day, whereas Test and first-class matches can take up to five days to complete...
game, managing just 35 runs in six innings.
Banks remained at Worcestershire for a couple more years, but scored only two more half-centuries (both in first-class games) and when 1986 came around he was playing in the Minor Counties Championship for Staffordshire. Although more of his matches were minor, the NatWest Trophy afforded him the chance of List A games occasionally. In June 1988 Staffordshire played Surrey
Surrey County Cricket Club
Surrey County Cricket Club is one of the 18 professional county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Surrey. Its limited overs team is called the Surrey Lions...
at Burton upon Trent
Ind Coope Ground
The Ind Coope Ground is a cricket ground in Burton, England where Derbyshire CCC played between 1938 and 1980. In most years, the ground would host at least one County Championship match...
, and although they lost the game they put in a creditable performance thanks largely to Banks. He scored 62*, his only List A half-century, and took the wickets of Alec Stewart
Alec Stewart
Alec James Stewart OBE is a retired English cricketer, a right-handed batsman-wicketkeeper and former captain of the England cricket team...
and Monte Lynch
Monte Lynch
Monte Lynch is a former cricketer who played for Surrey and Gloucestershire, and played in three One Day Internationals for England in 1988, but was never picked again. He was a hard-hitting batsman, an occasional off-spin bowler and a fine slip fielder...
. Banks' all-round performance won him the man-of-the-match award
Banks returned to the first-class game, with Warwickshire, halfway through the 1988 season, and he remained at Edgbaston
Edgbaston Cricket Ground
Edgbaston Cricket Ground, also known as the County Ground or Edgbaston Stadium, is a cricket ground in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England...
in 1989 as well. He scored one first-class half-century in each season, but did not produce consistent scores and was relegated to the Second XI by the middle of June 1989. For 1990 he was back with Staffordshire, for whom he continued to play until the mid-nineties. His final List A game was for the recreational Worcestershire Cricket Board
Worcestershire Cricket Board
The Worcestershire Cricket Board is the governing body for all recreational cricket in the historic county of Worcestershire.From 1999 to 2003 the Board fielded a team in the English domestic one-day tournament, matches which had List-A status....
against Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club
Buckinghamshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Buckinghamshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy. The Minor Counties play...
in the C&G Trophy
C&G Trophy
The Friends Provident Trophy was a one-day cricket competition in the United Kingdom.It was one of the four tournaments in which the eighteen first-class counties compete each season. They were joined by teams from Scotland and Ireland...
in late August 2001.
He had some significant appearances in club cricket
Club cricket
Club cricket is a mainly amateur, but still formal, form of the sport of cricket, usually involving teams playing in competitions at weekends or in the evening. There is a great deal of variation in game format although the Laws of Cricket are always observed...
. In 1986 he was part of the Stourbridge
Stourbridge Cricket Club
Stourbridge Cricket Club is an English cricket club based in Stourbridge, West Midlands. The club play at the War Memorial Athletic Ground in Stourbridge, and compete in the Crusader Worcestershire County Cricket League....
side which beat Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club
Weston-super-Mare Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club based in the town of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England. Since the clubs formation in 1845, they have nurtured a number of players who have gone on to play for Somerset County Cricket Club and a select few who have gone on to play for the...
to lift the William Younger Cup,
while he later turned out for Old Hill
Old Hill Cricket Club
Old Hill Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club in Cradley Heath, West Midlands, England.Founded in 1884 as Haden Hill Victoria, the club has played on Haden Hill ground in Cradley Heath since founding, having purchased it in 1934, with the ground placed owned by a Trust and shared with Old Hill...
, in 1993 playing as they beat West Bromwich Dartmouth
West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club
West Bromwich Dartmouth Cricket Club is an amateur cricket club in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. Founded in 1834, it is a founder member of the...
to win the National Club Championship.