Paul George Wakefield (born 6 March 1957) is a French former cricketer.[1] A left-handed batsman and leg spin bowler,[2] he represented the France national cricket team at the 2001 ICC Trophy, having previously played minor counties cricket for Cheshire County Cricket Club.[3]
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| Full name | Paul George Wakefield | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1957-03-06) 6 March 1957 (age 65) Crewe, Cheshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Leg spin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983 | Cheshire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| LA debut | 29 June 1983 Cheshire v Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Last LA | 29 June 1983 Cheshire v Kent | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 17 October 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wakefield played for Cheshire in the Minor Counties Championship from 1975 until 1990,[3] also playing one List A match for them against Kent in the 1983 Nat-West Trophy.[4] He also played for Northamptonshire second XI in 1976 and for Worcestershire second XI in 1979.[3]
He moved to France in 1994, and began playing for their national cricket team two years later. Amongst his matches for France include the 2000 European Championship in Glasgow[5] and two matches in the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada against Malaysia and Uganda.[6]