Full name Thomas Greenhough
Born November 9, 1931, Cronkey Shaw, Rochdale, Lancashire
Died September 15, 2009 (aged 77 years 310 days)
Major teams England, Lancashire
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 255 | 313 | 85 | 1913 | 76* | 8.39 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 0 | ||
List A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0* | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 4 | 8 | 1129 | 357 | 16 | 5/35 | 7/66 | 22.31 | 1.89 | 70.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
First-class | 255 | 42176 | 16802 | 751 | 7/56 | 22.37 | 2.39 | 56.1 | 34 | 5 | |||
List A | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | England v India at Nottingham, Jun 4-8, 1959 scorecard |
Last Test | England v South Africa at The Oval, Aug 18-23, 1960 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
First-class span | 1951 - 1966 |
List A span | 1963 - 1963 |
Tommy Greenhough had the misfortune to be a legspinner with a decent googly in an era when the art was increasingly considered unfashionable. He extracted considerable turn, all coming at the end of a lengthy approach, and twice took 100 wickets in a season. His four Tests, all played at home, came relatively early - three against India in 1959 and one the following summer against South Africa. In his second Test, at Lord's, he took 5 for 35 in India's first innings, and in all his 16 wickets cost only 22.31. But defensive finger-spinners were the vogue, and that, and his poor batting, meant he was considered a luxury. His claims were not helped by finger injuries.
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