Career
He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium pace bowler who played from 1935 to 1952 for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. Monks was born at Keynsham, Somerset. Monks made 65 first-class appearances, scoring 1,589 runs 18.91 with a highest innings of 120, his sole century in addition to 7 half-centuries.
He held 32 catches and took 36 wickets 45.25 with a best analysis of 4–70.
Monks died at Coalpit Heath, Bristol on 23 January 1974.