(1912-03-23)23 March 1912 Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
Died
28 February 2013(2013-02-28) (aged 100) Uvongo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Batting
Right-handed
Bowling
Unknown
Role
Wicket-keeper
Domestic team information
Years
Team
1932–1951
Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition
First-class
Matches
396
Runs scored
16,106
Batting average
25.60
100s/50s
17/77
Top score
203
Balls bowled
177
Wickets
1
Bowling average
117.00
5 wickets in innings
–
10 wickets in match
–
Best bowling
1/73
Catches/stumpings
532/185
Source: Cricinfo, 10 October 2009
Neil Thomas McCorkell (23 March 1912 — 28 February 2013) was an English first-class cricketer. A successor as Hampshire wicket-keeper to George Brown, McCorkell made his debut in first-class cricket in 1932. He would play for Hampshire eitherside of the Second World War, with distinction as both a wicket-keeper and opening batsman. In 396 first-class matches, he scored over 16,000 runs and made 717 dismissals behind the stumps. He was Hampshire's most successful wicket-keeper until his records were surpassed by Bobby Parks. McCorkell never played Test cricket for England, largely due to the concurrent careers of the Kent wicket-keeping duo Les Ames and Godfrey Evans.
His first-class career came to an end in 1951, with McCorkell emigrating to South Africa to take up an appointment as a coach in Parktown Boys' High School in Johannesburg. In March 2012, he became the second Hampshire cricketer after Edward English to reach 100 years of age. McCorkell resided in South Africa until his death in February 2013.
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