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 Magnus [Church of England School|Newark
Magnus Grammar School].
Oakden made his first-class debut for Nottinghamshire [County Cricket Club|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 average (cricket)|batting average] of 9.71, with a high score of 24.
Outside of cricket, Oakden completed his Conscription in [the United Kingdom|National Service] in the Royal Navy, during which he had served aboard. 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.