Derek Wing

Who is Derek Wing?

Derek Charles Wing is a former English cricketer. Wing was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire.

Wing made his debut for Cambridgeshire in the 1964 Minor Counties Championship against Bedfordshire. Wing played Minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire from 1964 to 1986, which included 98 Minor Counties Championship matches and 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. In 1964, he made his List A debut against Essex in the Gillette Cup. He played eight further List A matches for Cambridgeshire, the last coming against Yorkshire in 1986. In his nine List A matches for the county, Wing took 13 wickets at a bowling average of 23.23, with best figures of 4/40.

Wing also played List A cricket on 12 occasions for Minor Counties North, appearing for them in the Benson and Hedges Cup from 1972 to 1975. In these 12 matches, he took just 5 wickets at an expensive average of 64.20. He also appeared for Minor Counties East on 6 occasions between 1976 and 1977, taking 7 wickets at an average of 28.42 for the team.