Wayne Larkins was born on 22 November 1953 and is an English former cricketer, who represented Northamptonshire, Durham and Bedfordshire as an opening batsman throughout his career.
13 Facts About Wayne Larkins
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Wayne Larkins was selected to play for England as Graham Gooch's opening partner on tours of Australia and the West Indies.
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Wayne Larkins was a part of the English squad which finished as runners-up at the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
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Wayne Larkins moved to first-class newcomers Durham in 1992, retiring from the first-class game in 1995.
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Wayne Larkins scored 27,142 first-class runs in 482 matches, with 59 centuries and a highest score of 252.
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Wayne Larkins was a strong force in domestic one-day cricket, playing 485 matches and scoring 13,594 runs with 26 hundreds.
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Wayne Larkins first achieved England recognition during the 1979 Cricket World Cup.
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Wayne Larkins made his test debut in Australia the following winter.
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Wayne Larkins decided the following winter to join the first rebel tour of South Africa alongside Gooch and Boycott.
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Wayne Larkins toured Australia and New Zealand the following winter again under Gooch's captaincy, but enjoyed limited success and never again finished on the winning side in a Test match.
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Wayne Larkins played non-league football for Wolverton Town, Wellingborough Town and Buckingham Town.
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Wayne Larkins missed the start of the 1986 cricket season as a result of an ankle injury caused by a collision with a goalkeeper whilst playing for Buckingham.
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In October 2006, Wayne Larkins pleaded guilty to attempting to illegally obtain a mortgage secured against the house of his girlfriend's sick father.