Colin Griffiths
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Alphabetically sorted top ten of players who have played the most matches across formats in the last 12 months
Full Name
Colin Griffiths
Born
December 09, 1930, Upminster, Essex
Died
September 14, 2004, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire, (aged 73y 280d)
Batting Style
Right hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right arm Medium
TEAMS
Colin Griffiths was a carefree amateur batsman for Essex in the early 1950s. At Tunbridge Wells in June 1952, he went in at No. 9 and hit the fastest century of the summer, celebrating by flying out to Paris for a Sunday with his girlfriend. A week later, still at No. 9, he scored 89 against Middlesex and was promised a turn up the order. Alas, batting at No. 7 in the second innings he pulled a back muscle hitting a six. With Essex short of reserves, he struggled in agony through the next match at Old Trafford, then he was lost to the family demolition business. Apart from a brief return the next summer, his cricket was limited to occasional club games in the London area - though at Wimbledon they still talk of the day when he repeatedly hit Gamini Goonesena out of the ground. Always a free spirit, he took up mountaineering and scuba diving. He was chairman of the Cricketers' Club of London.
Stephen Chalke, The Wisden Cricketer
Colin Griffiths Career Stats
Batting & Fielding
Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100s | 50s | Ct | St |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC | 27 | 41 | 3 | 615 | 105 | 16.18 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Bowling
Format | Mat | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FC | 27 | 18 | 22 | 0 | - | - | - | 7.33 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recent Matches of Colin Griffiths
Match | Bat | Date | Ground | Format |
---|---|---|---|---|
Essex vs Indians | 4 & 2 | 24-May-1952 | Ilford | FC |
Essex vs Sth Africans | 1 | 30-May-1951 | Ilford | FC |