Wilfrid Walter Timms (28 September 1902 – 30 September 1986) was an English cricketer and schoolteacher who played first-class cricket for Northamptonshire and Cambridge University from 1921 to 1932.

Wilfrid Timms

Personal information
Full name	Wilfrid Walter Timms
Born	(1902-09-28)28 September 1902 Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
Died	30 September 1986(1986-09-30) (aged 84) Godalming, Surrey, England
Batting	Right-handed
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1921–1932	Northamptonshire
1922–1925	Cambridge University
Career statistics
Competition FC Matches 106 Runs scored 4083 Batting average 22.55 100s/50s 4/22 Top score 154* Balls bowled 179 Wickets 0 Bowling average – 5 wickets in innings – 10 wickets in match – Best bowling – Catches/stumpings 25/0
Source: Cricinfo, 27 August 2019

Timms made his first-class debut while still a schoolboy at Northampton School for Boys. In his second match, when Northamptonshire followed on 381 in arrears, he scored 154 not out in five and three-quarter hours to save the match.[1]

From 1930 he taught as a schoolmaster at Charterhouse School in Godalming, running the cricket at the school from 1932 to 1946.[1]

References

External links

• Wilfrid Timms at ESPNcricinfo
• Wilfrid Timms at CricketArchive

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