Richard Malcolm Wilkinson (born 24 November 1982) is an English

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er. Wilkinson is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Birkenhead,

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. Wilkinson played for the Worcestershire Second XI in one

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and two Second XI Trophy matches in the 2000 season. He then played a further four Second XI Trophy matches for the

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in 2002. Wilkinson made his first-class debut for Loughborough UCCE against Gloucestershire in 2004. He played four further first-class matches, one in 2004 and three in 2005. His final first-class match came against Worcestershire. In his five first-class matches, he scored 119 runs at a batting average of 19.83, with a high score of 49. With the ball he took 5 wickets at an expensive

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of 62.50, with best figures of 2/24. His highest first-class score with the bat came on debut against Gloucestershire, with Wilkinson sharing in a partnership of 78 with

Chris Benham Christopher Charles Benham (born 24 March 1983) is an English cricketer. Benham is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm off break. He was born at Frimley, Surrey. He attended Yateley School across the county border at Yateley in Hampshire ...

, which was the largest partnership in the Loughborough UCCE first-innings. In 2010, he joined

where he played seven

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and four MCCA Knockout Trophy matches from 2010 to 2011.

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