About Neil McCorkell
Neil Thomas McCorkell (23 March 1912 — 28 February 2013) was an English first-class cricketer. A successor as Hampshire wicket-keeper to George Brown, McCorkell made his debut in first-class cricket in 1932. He played for Hampshire either side of the Second World War, with distinction as both a wicket-keeper and opening batsman. In 396 first-class matches, he scored over 16,000 runs and made 717 dismissals behind the stumps. He was Hampshire's most successful wicket-keeper until his records were surpassed by Bobby Parks. McCorkell never played Test cricket for England, largely due to the concurrent careers of the Kent wicket-keeping duo Les Ames and Godfrey Evans. After his first-class career came to an end in 1951, McCorkell emigrated to South Africa to take up an appointment as a coach at Parktown Boys' High School in Johannesburg. In March 2012, he became the second Hampshire cricketer after Edward English to reach 100 years of age. McCorkell lived in South Africa until his death in February 2013.
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