Background
He was born at Sowe, Warwickshire.
He was born at Sowe, Warwickshire.
Perkins was a right-handed batsman. Perkins made a single first-class appearance for Sussex in 1884 against Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Sussex were then dismissed for just 76 in their first-innings, with Perkins scoring 11 runs before he was dismissed by Alfred Shaw.
Forced to follow-on against one of the strongest bowling attacks of the day, Sussex were dismissed for just 44, with Perkins ending the innings not out on a single run.
This was his only major appearance for Sussex. He died at Hove, Sussex, on 26 April 1912.