Career
He also played first-class cricket for Barbados and Trinidad. He also holds the record for bowling the highest number of wicketless overs in a Test innings. He recorded 72 overs, 29 maidens, no wicket for 137 runs for the West Indies against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, in 1957.
When Gary Sobers was a boy Atkinson encouraged him by asking him to bowl to him at practice.
Atkinson, who played for the Wanderers Cricket Club in Barbados, was able to leave work at his insurance office early for extra batting practice, and he used to put a shilling on top of the stumps and tell Sobers he could have it if he knocked it official Sobers said, "it was through him that I eventually received recognition".
Eric"s first Test, against Pakistan at Bridgetown in 1957-1958, was Denis"s last.
