▁between ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Sol ih ull , ▁War wick shire , ▁and ▁died ▁at ▁Pad st ow , ▁Corn wall . ▁ ▁Haw kins ▁was ▁a ▁middle ▁or ▁lower ▁order ▁b ats man ▁and ▁an ▁occas ional ▁right - arm ▁leg - sp in ▁bow ler ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁long - standing ▁player ▁for ▁West on - super - M are ▁Cr icket ▁Club ▁and ▁turned ▁out ▁as ▁an ▁amateur ▁for ▁Som erset ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁games ▁every ▁season ▁for ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁in ▁ 1 2 ▁matches , ▁but ▁in ▁no ▁other ▁season ▁was ▁he ▁picked ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁seven ▁games . ▁ ▁Haw kins ▁made ▁a ▁prom ising ▁start ▁to ▁county ▁cr icket , ▁hitting ▁ 6 5 ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁inn ings ▁in ▁the ▁match ▁against ▁Not ting ham shire ▁at ▁Ta un ton ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁and ▁sharing ▁in ▁a ▁nin th ▁w icket ▁stand ▁of ▁ 8 9 ▁in ▁ 9 0 ▁minutes ▁with ▁W ally ▁L uck es . ▁But ▁in ▁ 1 7 ▁other ▁matches ▁in ▁that ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁three ▁seasons ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁pass ▁ 5 0 ▁in ▁any ▁inn ings . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁against ▁Not ting ham shire ▁again ▁that ▁Haw kins ▁played ▁his ▁next ▁significant ▁inn ings : ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁match , ▁batt ing ▁at ▁No ▁ 9