Percy Harold Wakefield (3 September 1888 – 20 December 1973) was an English first-class cricketer who played in one match for Worcestershire against Hampshire at New Road in 1922.

Percy Wakefield
Personal information
Full name
Percy Harold Wakefield
Born(1888-09-03)3 September 1888
Pill, Somerset, England
Died20 December 1973(1973-12-20) (aged 85)
Worcester, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1922Worcestershire
Only FC7 June 1922 Worcestershire v Hampshire
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 1
Runs scored 8
Batting average 4.00
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 8
Balls bowled 18
Wickets 0
Bowling average
5 wickets in innings
10 wickets in match
Best bowling
Catches/stumpings 1/–
Source: CricketArchive, 12 September 2007

In a game most notable for Phil Mead's exploits for Hampshire — he scored 235 and shared in a last-wicket stand of 127 with Stuart Boyes — Wakefield's own contribution was minimal: he scored 0 and 8, sent down three wicketless overs, and held a catch to dismiss Hampshire captain Lord Tennyson.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Worcestershire v Hampshire in 1922". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
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