Jeremy Groome
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| Full name | Jeremy Jonathan Groome | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 April 1955 Aldwick, Bognor Regis, Sussex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1974–1978 | Sussex | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 12 March 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jeremy Jonathan Groome (born 7 April 1955) is a former English cricketer. Groome was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break. He was born at Aldwick, Bognor Regis, Sussex and educated at Seaford College.
In July 1974, Groome featured in a single Youth Test match for England Young Cricketers against the touring West Indies Young Cricketers.[1] Earlier in that same season, Groome made his first-class debut for Sussex against Northamptonshire in the 1974 County Championship. He made 39 further first-class appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1978 County Championship.[2] In his 40 first-class matches for Sussex, he scored a total of 1,120 runs at an average of 15.77, with a high score of 86.[3] One of six first-class half centuries he made, this score came against Middlesex in 1975.[4] Groome made his debut in List A cricket for the county in his debut season, against Kent in the Benson & Hedges Cup. He made 43 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Gloucestershire in the 1978 John Player League.[5] In his 44 List A appearances, he scored a total of 572 runs at an average of 15.45, with a high score of 72.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Youth Test Matches played by Jeremy Groome". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Jeremy Groome". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jeremy Groome". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "Middlesex v Sussex, 1975 County Championship". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "List A Matches played by Jeremy Groome". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
- ^ "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Jeremy Groome". CricketArchive. Retrieved 12 March 2012.
External links[edit]
- Jeremy Groome at ESPNcricinfo
- Jeremy Groome at CricketArchive