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Full name Denis St Eval Atkinson
Born August 9, 1926, Rockley, Christ Church, Barbados
Died November 9, 2001, Barbados (aged 75 years 92 days)
Major teams West Indies,Barbados,Trinidad
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Batting and fielding averages
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
100
50
6s
Ct
St
Tests
22
35
6
922
219
31.79
1
5
6
11
0
First-class
78
115
16
2812
219
28.40
5
14
39
0
Bowling averages
Mat
Inns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
BBM
Ave
Econ
SR
4w
5w
10
Tests
22
39
5201
1647
47
7/53
7/86
35.04
1.90
110.6
0
3
0
First-class
78
5291
200
8/58
26.45
6
2
Career statistics
Test debut
India v West Indies at Delhi, Nov 10-14, 1948 scorecard
Last Test
West Indies v Pakistan at Bridgetown, Jan 17-23, 1958 scorecard
Test statistics
First-class span
1946/47 - 1960/61
Profile
A sound batsman and a bowler of medium-pace offcutters, Denis Atkinson made his debut in India in 1948-49, and was a Test regular in the mid-1950s. He was captain for three Tests against Australia in 1954-55, in the absence of Jeff Stollmeyer, and later led West Indies to a series victory in New Zealand. His finest hour, though, came in the fourth Test of that Australian series. Facing a total of 668, West Indies collapsed and were 146 for 6 when Atkinson and Clairmonte Depeiaza came together. In more than a day the pair added 347 for the seventh wicket, a first-class record for 40 years and still the best in Tests. Atkinson contributed 219, his career-highest, and also took seven wickets in the match. On his sole tour of England in 1957 he began memorably, taking 10 for 62 in the first match at Worcester, but later he was overworked and a strained shoulder affected his performance.
Christopher Martin-Jenkins
Adapted by Wisden from World Cricketers: A Biographical Dictionary (Oxford, 1996).
