Patrick Oakden

Who is Patrick Oakden?

Robert Patrick Oakden was an English cricketer. Oakden was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, and was educated at Newark Magnus Grammar School.

Oakden made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire against Lancashire in the 1960 County Championship. He made seven further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Hampshire in the 1961 County Championship. In his eight first-class appearances for the county, he took 17 wickets at an average of 42.82, with best figures of 4/78. With the bat, he scored 68 runs at a batting average of 9.71, with a high score of 24.

Outside of cricket, Oakden completed his National Service in the Royal Navy, during which he had served aboard HMS Bulwark. Following his first-class cricket career, Oakden played golf to a high standard, becoming the first person to represent Nottinghamshire at both cricket and golf since World War II. He died at the town of his birth on 20 July 2011.