Patrick Vaulkhard was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Nottinghamshire in 1934 and for Derbyshire between 1946 and 1952, being captain in 1950.
11 Facts About Pat Vaulkhard
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Pat Vaulkhard debuted for Nottinghamshire Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship at the age of nineteen in June 1931.
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Pat Vaulkhard made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire in the County Championship in 1934, and played a total of nine matches in the season without much success.
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Pat Vaulkhard returned to first-class cricket in the 1946 season, becoming one of the first post-war debutants for Derbyshire.
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Pat Vaulkhard saw less involvement in first-class cricket in the 1947 season.
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Pat Vaulkhard's averages tailed off to just five in the 1949 season.
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However Derbyshire had difficulties finding a committed captain in the post-war years, and Pat Vaulkhard was called upon for the job in the 1950 season.
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Pat Vaulkhard played more first-class games during this season than in any other, averaging 21 and scoring five first-class half centuries, while Derbyshire finished fifth in the County Championship under his leadership.
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Pat Vaulkhard was a middle-order batsman throughout his Derbyshire career, immediately prior to the emergence of Guy Willatt as a strong first-team player.
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Pat Vaulkhard was a right-handed batsman and played 122 innings in 77 first-class matches with an average of 21.39 and a top score of 264.
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Pat Vaulkhard had almost no backlift and so he relied on the punched straight drive.