Mike Griffith

Mike Grenville Griffith,[1] (born 25 November 1943) is a former English first-class cricketer, who played for and captained Sussex County Cricket Club. A middle-order right-handed batsman, he also kept wicket occasionally.

Mike Grenville Griffith
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed batsman
BowlingRight-arm medium
International information
National side
Career statistics
Competition First-class List A
Matches 276 122
Runs scored 8889 1693
Batting average 24.35 20.64
100s/50s 5/42 0/1
Top score 158 61
Balls bowled 78
Wickets 1
Bowling average 28
5 wickets in innings 0
10 wickets in match 0 N/A
Best bowling 1-4
Catches/stumpings 269/20 56/1

Griffith was born at Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, the son of the Sussex and England wicket-keeper and cricket administrator Billy Griffith, and was educated at Marlborough College and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He played first for Sussex in 1962, then for Cambridge University for three years from 1963, winning his blue all three years. In 1968 he was appointed county captain with Jim Parks junior, and was then sole captain for four years (1969-1972).[2] He stood down from the captaincy after 1972.

Griffith took part in several lesser cricket tours, none of them including representative cricket. He also played frequently for the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) sides. He was the President of MCC for 2012-3.[3]

An all-round sportsman, he played hockey for both Cambridge University and England and also won a Blue for rackets.

References
  1. He was named after the novel Mike written by his godfather PG Wodehouse. Hedgcock, Murray (1997). Wodehouse at the wicket. London: Hutchinson. ISBN 0-09-180191-5.
  2. "FIRST-CLASS BATTING AND FIELDING IN EACH SEASON BY MIKE GRIFFITH". Cricketarchive. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  3. "MCC Committee 2012-13". Lord's. Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
J. M. Parks		 Sussex county cricket captain
1968–1972		 Succeeded by
Tony Greig
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