Full name Norman Gifford
Born March 30, 1940, Ulverston, Lancashire
Current age 80 years 337 days
Major teams England, Warwickshire, Worcestershire
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Other Coach
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 15 | 20 | 9 | 179 | 25* | 16.27 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| ODIs | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 8 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| First-class | 710 | 805 | 263 | 7048 | 89 | 13.00 | 0 | 3 | 319 | 0 | ||||
| List A | 397 | 218 | 85 | 1478 | 38 | 11.11 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 15 | 21 | 3084 | 1026 | 33 | 5/55 | 8/127 | 31.09 | 1.99 | 93.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 2 | 2 | 120 | 50 | 4 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 12.50 | 2.50 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 710 | 128412 | 48731 | 2068 | 8/28 | 23.56 | 2.27 | 62.0 | 93 | 14 | |||
| List A | 397 | 17601 | 11525 | 443 | 6/8 | 6/8 | 26.01 | 3.92 | 39.7 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| Test debut | England v Australia at Lord's, Jun 18-23, 1964 scorecard |
| Last Test | England v New Zealand at Lord's, Jun 21-26, 1973 scorecard |
| Test statistics | |
| ODI debut | Australia v England at Sharjah, Mar 24, 1985 scorecard |
| Last ODI | England v Pakistan at Sharjah, Mar 26, 1985 scorecard |
| ODI statistics | |
| First-class span | 1960 - 1988 |
| List A span | 1963 - 1988 |
Norman Gifford came along as a left-arm spinner at an unfortunate time. When he started, Tony Lock's international career still had seven years to run, while Derek Underwood, five years Gifford's junior, was soon to stake an irresistible challenge of his own. Underwood and Gifford were sufficiently dissimilar - Gifford was much slower and more low-slung - for them to play two Tests side by side, on the subcontinent in 1972-73, but Underwood's artistry restricted Gifford, a good-natured apple-cheeked Lancastrian, to 15 Tests, most of them while Ray Illingworth was captain. Gifford captained England in a one-day series in Sharjah in 1985 at the age of 44.
John Thicknesse
- Five decades of hit and giggle (Apr 11, 2013)
- Norman Gifford back at New Road (Feb 29, 2012)
- Done in one day (Jun 9, 2010)
- The raining champions (Sep 27, 2008)
- Help the aged (Jul 3, 2008)
Sep 24, 1981
Norman Gifford and Lou Ferrigno, aka the Incredible Hulk, at the Pasedena Rose Bowl
© Wisden Cricket Monthly
Sep 3, 1974
Norman Gifford gets a champagne shampoo after Worcestershire are confirmed as 1974 County Champions
© ESPNcricinfo Ltd
Jun 23, 1972
Bob Massie bowls John Snow on his way to 16 for 137
© The Cricketer International
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1975