Full name Graeme Robert Beard
Born August 19, 1950, Auburn, Sydney, New South Wales
Current age 67 years 248 days
Major teams Australia, New South Wales
Batting style Right-hand bat
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
3 | 5 | 0 | 114 | 49 | 22.80 | 287 | 39.72 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 54 | 71 | 10 | 1441 | 75 | 23.62 | 0 | 11 | 22 | 0 | ||||
List A | 19 | 7 | 1 | 61 | 23 | 10.16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
3 | 4 | 259 | 109 | 1 | 1/26 | 1/26 | 109.00 | 2.52 | 259.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
2 | 2 | 112 | 70 | 4 | 2/20 | 2/20 | 17.50 | 3.75 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 54 | 10321 | 3524 | 125 | 5/33 | 28.19 | 2.04 | 82.5 | 7 | 1 | |||
List A | 19 | 888 | 649 | 25 | 3/33 | 3/33 | 25.96 | 4.38 | 35.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Pakistan v Australia at Karachi, Feb 27-Mar 2, 1980 scorecard |
Last Test | Pakistan v Australia at Lahore, Mar 18-23, 1980 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Jan 31, 1981 scorecard |
Last ODI | Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, Feb 1, 1981 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class span | 1975/76 - 1981/82 |
List A span | 1975/76 - 1981/82 |
Graeme Beard was a real utility allrounder - a middle-order batsman who could bowl either medium-pace seamers or offspin - who was picked for Australia's tour of Pakistan in 1979-80 on the back of a good Sheffield Shield season. He played in all three Tests, taking one wicket and scoring 114 runs. In the third Test at Lahore he scored 39 and 49. He was a surprising choice for Australia's 1981 tour of England where he played little. He retired in 1982 to concentrate on his job with the Australian Workers' Union.
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