Graham Sydney Warner (born 27 November 1945) is a former English cricketer. Warner was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm off break, and who occasionally kept wicket. He was born in Darlaston, Staffordshire.
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| Full name | Graham Sydney Warner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 November 1945 Darlaston, Staffordshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm off break | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Occasional wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | Rachel Warner. Grandchildren Tom and Sam Cooksey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1976–1987 | Staffordshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1971 | Warwickshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 7 July 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Warner made his first-class debut for Warwickshire against Oxford University. He made 29 further first-class appearances for Warwickshire, the last of which came against Kent in the 1971 County Championship.[1] In his 30 first-class matches, he scored 965 runs at an average of 23.53, scoring 2 centuries and 2 half-centuries as well.[2] His highest first-class score of 118 not out came against Scotland in 1968.[3] He made his List A debut for Warwickshire against the touring West Indians. He made 9 further List A appearances for the county, the last of which came against Surrey in the 1971 John Player League.[4] In his 10 limited-overs appearances, he scored 83 runs at an average of 10.37, with a high score of 39.[5] He left Warwickshire at the end of the 1971 season.
He joined Staffordshire in 1976, making his debut for the county in the Minor Counties Championship against Cheshire. He played Minor counties cricket for Staffordshire from 1976 to 1987, making 82 Minor Counties Championship appearances[6] 4 MCCA Knockout Trophy appearances.[7] He made his first List A appearance for Staffordshire against Essex in the 1976 Gillette Cup. He made 3 further List A appearances for Staffordshire, the last coming against Glamorgan in the 1986 NatWest Trophy.[4] In his 4 List A matches for the county, he scored 127 runs at an average of 31.75, with a high score of 56.[5] This score, one of 2 half centuries he made for Staffordshire in List A cricket, came against Essex in 1976.[8]
References
edit- ^ "First-Class Matches played by Graham Warner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Graham Warner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Warwickshire v Scotland, 1968". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Matches played by Graham Warner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ a b "List A Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Graham Warner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Graham Warner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Minor Counties Trophy Matches played by Graham Warner". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
- ^ "Staffordshire v Essex, 1976 Gillette Cup". CricketArchive. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
External links
edit- Graham Warner at ESPNcricinfo
- Graham Warner at CricketArchive