Ian Graham (cricketer)
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Ian Douglas Graham is a former English
cricket
er. Graham was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
. He was born in Akrotiri
, Cyprus
.
Graham made his debut for Suffolk
in the 1989 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland
. Graham played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1989 to 2001, which included 62 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 23 MCCA Knockout Trophy
matches. He made his List A debut against Worcestershire
in the 1990 NatWest Trophy
. He made 10 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Herefordshire
in the 2nd round of the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
, which was played in 2001. In his 11 List A matches, he scored 122 runs at an average
of 11.09, with a high score of 48. With the ball, he took 18 wickets at a bowling average
of 22.05, with best figures of 4/17.
His brother, Colin
, also played List A and Minor counties cricket for Suffolk.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
cricket
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. Graham was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium
Fast bowling
Fast bowling, sometimes known as pace bowling, is one of the two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket. The other is spin bowling...
. He was born in Akrotiri
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia are two British-administered areas comprising a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus administered as Sovereign Base Areas of the United Kingdom...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
.
Graham made his debut for Suffolk
Suffolk County Cricket Club
Suffolk County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Suffolk....
in the 1989 Minor Counties Championship against Cumberland
Cumberland County Cricket Club
Cumberland County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Cumberland and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. Graham played Minor counties cricket for Suffolk from 1989 to 2001, which included 62 Minor Counties Championship appearances and 23 MCCA Knockout Trophy
MCCA Knockout Trophy
The Minor Counties Cricket Association Knockout Cup was started in 1983 as a knockout one-day competition for the Minor Counties in English cricket...
matches. He made his List A debut against 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...
in the 1990 NatWest Trophy
1990 NatWest Trophy
The 1990 NatWest Trophy was the 10th NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 27 June and 1 September 1990...
. He made 10 further List A appearances, the last of which came against Herefordshire
Herefordshire County Cricket Club
Herefordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Herefordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 2nd round of the 2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
2001 Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy
The 2001 Cheltenham and Gloucester Trophy was the 1st Cheltenham & Gloucester Trophy following its change of name from the NatWest Trophy. It was an English limited overs county cricket tournament which was held between 1 May and 1 September 2001...
, which was played in 2001. In his 11 List A matches, he scored 122 runs at an 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 11.09, with a high score of 48. With the ball, he took 18 wickets at a bowling average
Bowling average
Bowling average is a statistic measuring the performance of bowlers in the sport of cricket.A bowler's bowling average is defined as the total number of runs conceded by the bowlers divided by the number of wickets taken by the bowler, so the lower the average the better. It is similar to earned...
of 22.05, with best figures of 4/17.
His brother, Colin
Colin Graham (cricketer)
Colin Charles Graham is a former English cricketer. Graham was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born in Wendover, Buckinghamshire....
, also played List A and Minor counties cricket for Suffolk.
External links
- Ian Graham at ESPNcricinfo
- Ian Graham at CricketArchiveCricketArchiveCricketArchive is a website that aims to provide a comprehensive archive of records relating to the sport of cricket. It claims to be the most comprehensive cricket database on the internet, including scorecards for all matches of first-class cricket , List A cricket , Women's Test cricket and...