David Graveney
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Full name | David Anthony Graveney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol | 2 January 1953|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Gravity[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Left-arm orthodox spin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | All-rounder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Ken Graveney (father) Tom Graveney (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1972–1990 | Gloucestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | Somerset | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | Durham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FC debut | 5 August 1972 Gloucestershire v Lancashire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last FC | 29 August 1994 Durham v Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LA debut | 23 July 1972 Gloucestershire v Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last LA | 18 September 1994 Durham v Worcestershire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: CricketArchive, 11 December 2013 |
David Anthony Graveney
He led a successful first-class cricket career between 1972 and 1994. He was a useful right hand
He is a qualified
Graveney became chairman of the selectors in 1997, taking over from Ray Illingworth. On 31 December 2005, he was awarded the OBE for services to cricket. On 18 January 2008, Graveney was removed from the position and awarded the position of national performance manager, monitoring young players in domestic cricket. Geoff Miller took the position over, heading up a four-man panel which included Peter Moores, James Whitaker and Ashley Giles.[3]
Family links
His father Ken Graveney was a prolific right-arm fast bowler with Gloucestershire between 1947 and 1964, who once took 10/66 in an innings. He captained his county between 1963 and 1964. His uncle Tom Graveney was an elegant batsman with Gloucestershire and Worcestershire (captaining both counties), and played in 79 tests for England (one as captain).
References
- ISBN 0 90564926 5.
- ^ "Full Scorecard Durham vs Warwickshire". ESPN. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ Graveney axed as England selector BBC News retrieved 18 January 2008