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Boris Charles Gregory Wilenkin (20 June 1933 – 18 March 2003) was an English first-class cricketer. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and the Free Foresters between 1956–59.

Life and first-class cricket

Wilenkin was born at Belgravia in June 1933. He was educated at Harrow School, where he played for the school as an opening batsman for three years. He debuted in minor counties cricket for Oxfordshire against Buckinghamshire in the 1951 Minor Counties Championship. He carried out his national service as a second lieutenant with the Irish Guards in 1952. The following year he went up to Trinity College, Cambridge. While studying at Cambridge Wilenkin made his debut in first-class cricket for the Free Foresters against Cambridge University at Fenner's in 1955. He debuted the following year for Cambridge University, making ten first-class appearances for the university in 1956. He scored 512 runs in these ten matches, at an average of 30.11 and a high score of 105, made against Leicestershire. He played his final minor counties matches for Oxfordshire in 1956, having made 29 appearances in the Minor Counties Championship. He played further first-class matches for the Free Foresters in 1956, 1958 and 1959. He also appeared in two first-class matches for D. R. Jardine's XI in 1958.

In his later years he was the secretary of Oxford Downs Cricket Club. Wilenkin died at Oxford in March 2003.

References

1. "Wisden - Obituaries in 2003". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
2. ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Boris Wilenkin". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
3. "No. 39593". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 July 1952. p. 3740.
4. Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 1466.
5. ^ "First-Class Matches played by Boris Wilenkin". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
6. "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Boris Wilenkin". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
7. "Cambridge University v Leicestershire, 1956". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
8. "Cartoon brings smile to cricket club". Oxford Mail. 3 July 2002. Archived from the original on 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.

External links

• Boris Wilenkin at ESPNcricinfo

• 1933 births
• 2003 deaths
• People from Belgravia
• Cricketers from the City of Westminster
• People educated at Harrow School
• Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
• English cricketers
• Oxfordshire cricketers
• Irish Guards officers
• Cambridge University cricketers
• Free Foresters cricketers
• D. R. Jardine's XI cricketers
• Military personnel from the City of Westminster
• 20th-century British Army personnel
• 20th-century English sportsmen