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Wilkins was born at King William"s Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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He was the South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year in 1966. He continued playing for Border through to the 1969/70 season, and represented them for the last time when visited by the travelling Australians in February 1970. In 1970, Wilkins switched from the South African game to the English game, making his debut for Derbyshire in May of the same year against Yorkshire.
Wilkins spent October to February in his homeland before moving back to England to play for Derbyshire again in the 1971 season, though he stayed in England over the winter and was a first-team choice once again in the 1972 season.
At the end of the 1972 season, Wilkins moved back to South Africa, but this time played for Eastern Province, having agreed a deal with Border to play for them. He did not appear for an English county side again.
Wilkins continued playing in South Africa until 1982. At the end of his career, Wilkins played twice for Natal.
Wilkins was a right-handed batsman and played 357 innings in 198 matches with an average of 32.63 and a top score of 156.
He also played 91 innings in 91 one-day matches. He was a right-arm medium-pace bowler and took 142 first-class wickets at an average of 35.50 and a best performance of 4 for 19. In the one-day game he took 80 wickets with a best performance of 5 for 40.
He was also an occasional wicket-keeper.
