Gordon Griffiths
Encyclopedia
Gordon Craven Griffiths was an English
cricketer
: a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper
who played five times for Worcestershire
between 1932 and 1935. He never made a significant impact on a game with the bat, having a top score of just 16 from his ten innings and finishing with a batting average
of a mere 4.20. Indeed, Worcestershire lost every match in which Griffiths played, four of them by an innings
.
Griffiths was born in King's Norton (then Worcestershire
, now part of Birmingham
); he died in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire
at the age of 89.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
cricketer
Cricketer
A cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
: a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper
Wicket-keeper
The wicket-keeper in the sport of cricket is the player on the fielding side who stands behind the wicket or stumps being guarded by the batsman currently on strike...
who played five times for Worcestershire
Worcestershire County Cricket Club
Worcestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Worcestershire...
between 1932 and 1935. He never made a significant impact on a game with the bat, having a top score of just 16 from his ten innings and finishing with a batting average
Batting average
Batting average is a statistic in both cricket and baseball that measures the performance of cricket batsmen and baseball hitters. The two statistics are related in that baseball averages are directly descended from the concept of cricket averages.- Cricket :...
of a mere 4.20. Indeed, Worcestershire lost every match in which Griffiths played, four of them by an innings
The result in cricket
The result in a game of cricket may be a win for one of the two teams playing, a draw or a tie. In the case of a limited overs game, the game can also end with no result...
.
Griffiths was born in King's Norton (then Worcestershire
Worcestershire
Worcestershire is a non-metropolitan county, established in antiquity, located in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes it is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three counties that comprise the "Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire" NUTS 2 region...
, now part of Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
); he died in Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire
Warwickshire
Warwickshire is a landlocked non-metropolitan county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, although the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare...
at the age of 89.
External links
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