Tommy Greenhough

England

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

Batting and fielding averages

	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	50	4s	6s	Ct
Tests	4	4	1	4	2	1.33	0	0	0	1
First-class	255	313	85	1913	76*	8.39	1			84
List A	1	1	1	0	0*	-	0	0	0	0

Bowling averages

	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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Career statistics

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

Profile

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.
Martin Williamson

Tommy Greenhough

England

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