Arthur Lionel Bertie Perkins (19 October 1905 – 6 May 1992), known as Bertie Perkins, was a Welsh

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Biography

Born in Swansea, after a good record in club cricket there, Bertie Perkins played two first-class matches for Glamorgan in

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Brief Profile of Bertie Perkins
by Dr A. K. Hignell at CricketArchive against HDG Leveson-Gower's XI and

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.First-class matches played by Bertie Perkins
at CricketArchive He then emigrated to

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where he went into business. Whilst in Malaya, he played for the

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against the

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in Kuala Lumpur in 1932.Other matches played by Bertie Perkins
at CricketArchive Returning to Wales on a brief holiday in May/June 1933, he played four further first-class matches for Glamorgan, his last coming against

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. He died in Durban, South Africa in 1992.

References

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