Clifford Grainge
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| Full name | Clifford Marshall Grainge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 21 July 1927 Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 May 1989 (aged 61) Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast-medium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | Oxford University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 24 March 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clifford Marshall Grainge (21 July 1927 – 26 May 1989) was an English first-class cricketer and educator.
Grainge was born in July 1927 at Heckmondwike, Yorkshire. He later studied at Keble College, Oxford where he played first-class cricket for Oxford University.[1] He made his debut against Lancashire at Oxford in 1950, with Grainge playing first-class cricket for Oxford until 1952, making a total of fourteen appearances.[2] Playing as a right-arm fast-medium bowler, he took 25 wickets at an average of 43.60. He took one five wicket haul,[3] figures of 5 for 127 which came against Surrey in 1951.[4] He was a poor tailend batsman, scoring just 47 runs at an average of 5.22.[5]
After graduating from Oxford, he became a schoolteacher. His first teaching position was in Norfolk at Langley School, before taking up a post teaching geography at Leeds Grammar School.[6] Late in his teaching career in 1984 he suffered a leg amputation, prior to retiring in July 1987. Grainge died at Leeds in May 1989.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Player profile: Clifford Grainge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Clifford Grainge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Clifford Grainge". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "Surrey v Oxford University, 1951". CricketArchive. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Obituaries in 1989". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ Directory of British Scientists. E. Benn Limited. 1963. p. 576.