Michael Ikin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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English cricketer
Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1946
Place of Birth: Bignall End, England, United Kingdom
Profession: cricketer
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Michael Ikin
- Michael John Ikin (born 31 December 1946) is a former English cricketer.
- Ikin was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break.
- He was born in Bignall End, Staffordshire.
- His father, Jack Ikin, played Test cricket for England. Ikin made his debut for Staffordshire in the 1967 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk.
- Ikin played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1967 to 1985, which included 105 Minor Counties Championship matches.
- In 1971, he made his List A debut for Staffordshire against Glamorgan in the Gillette Cup.
- He made 6 further appearances in List A cricket for the county, the last coming against Sussex in the 1978 Gillette Cup.
- In his 7 List A matches for the county, he scored 89 runs at an average of 12.71, with a high score of 47.
- With the ball, he took 6 wickets at an average of 29.50, with best figures of 3/13.Ikin also played 2 first-class matches for the Minor Counties cricket team, the first came in 1972 against the touring Australians.
- He was dismissed in the Minor Counties first-innings for 4 runs by Jeff Hammond.
- Following-on in their second-innings, Ikin was dismissed for 5 by Graeme Watson.
- He made his second first-class appearance in 1979 against the touring Indians.
- Not required to bat in the Minor Counties first-innings, Ikin proceeded to bowl 23 wicket-less overs in the Indians first-innings.
- In the Minor Counties second-innings, he made his highest first-class score of 31, before being dismissed by Chetan Chauhan.
- He then bowled 12 wicket-less overs in the Indians second-innings.
- He also made 2 List A appearances for Minor Counties East in the 1977 Benson & Hedges Cup against Essex and Yorkshire.
- In these matches, he scored 60 runs at an average of 30.00, while making his only List A half century.
- This came in the match against Yorkshire.
- He took just a single wicket for the team at a cost of 91 runs.
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