Graham (Middlesex cricketer)
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Graham refers to an English cricket
er of the late 18th century who was one of the most outstanding professional bowlers of the period. No personal details have been traced and knowledge of him is limited to the content of match reports and scorecards.
Graham was essentially a Middlesex
player but he was engaged by MCC
on its ground staff and he did play for MCC on numerous occasions.
He made his known debut in the 1787 season
and had 66 known appearances in major matches between 1787 and 1801.
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er of the late 18th century who was one of the most outstanding professional bowlers of the period. No personal details have been traced and knowledge of him is limited to the content of match reports and scorecards.
Graham was essentially a Middlesex
Middlesex county cricket teams
Middlesex county cricket teams have been traced back to the 18th century but the county's involvement in cricket goes back much further than that. Given that the first definite mention of cricket anywhere in the world is dated c.1550 in Guildford, it is almost certain that the game had reached...
player but he was engaged by MCC
Marylebone Cricket Club
Marylebone Cricket Club is a cricket club in London founded in 1787. Its influence and longevity now witness it as a private members' club dedicated to the development of cricket. It owns, and is based at, Lord's Cricket Ground in St John's Wood, London NW8. MCC was formerly the governing body of...
on its ground staff and he did play for MCC on numerous occasions.
He made his known debut in the 1787 season
1787 English cricket season
The 1787 English cricket season is widely seen as a watershed in the history of cricket for it marked the sport's transition from an essentially rural game into an urban and metropolitan one....
and had 66 known appearances in major matches between 1787 and 1801.